On the occasion of the 25 November Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in Livorno, Italy, the intersection of Via del Risorgimento and Via Don Bosco was named after Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini who murdered in police custody in Tehran on 16 September 2022.

The messages given at the ceremony emphasised that everyone should take responsibility for building a more just society.

Representatives of Kurdish Red Crescent Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê who attended the ceremony said: “We would like to thank the Municipality of Livorno, Mayor Luca Salvetti and everyone who contributed to this initiative. We will continue to support every initiative that promotes freedom, justice and human rights.”

In the fall of 2022, the death of Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini triggered the most serious protests in the history of the Islamic Republic to date. The 22-year-old woman from Saqqiz was visiting Tehran when she was arrested by moral guards for allegedly violating the dress code. Shortly afterwards, she died in police custody. According to her family, Amini was forcibly dragged into a police van and taken to a police station, where she collapsed and fell into a coma as a result of further abuse. On September 16, 2022, doctors at a Tehran clinic pronounced Amini dead.

Jina Mahsa Amini's death sparked the nationwide "Jin, Jiyan, Azadî" ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadî’ (Woman, Life, Freedom) revolution, in which women were at the forefront. The young generation in particular took to the streets for months against the repressive policies of the Islamist leadership. The state apparatus violently crushed the demonstrations; more than 550 people died and other protesters were executed. In addition, more than 22,000 people were arrested. Human rights groups say the Iranian government uses the death penalty to suppress public outcry.