Her death has been widely reported in international media, and like Amini before her, Najafi also became a symbol of female empowerment and the ongoing protests against the Iranian government.

Amini was accused by police of violating the mandatory hijab law, and related demonstrations have shown wide support for increasing women's rights in Iran.

[2] Hadis Najafi is reported to have been shot on Eram Boulevard in Mehrshahr, Karaj,[2][3] on 21 September 2022,[5][8] around 8 pm.

[2][14] According to the Iranian government, she was shot by protesters with weapons not used by police officers, a claim strongly disputed by Najafi's own family, other activists, and the international media.

Images of her injuries and certificate of death were later confirmed by Amnesty International and BBC Persian after contact with her family.

[20] On 3 November, forty days after her death, thousands of mourners tried to attend the chehellom memorial gathering at the Beheshte Sakineh cemetery, but were blocked by government forces, according to witnesses.

"[8] Like Mahsa Amini before her, Hadis Najafi was also turned into a symbol and rallying point for the protests after her death,[8][23][24][25] and remembered for her courage.

[25] Omid Nouripour, co-leader of the German political party Alliance 90/The Greens, started a speech in the federal parliament of Germany on 29 September 2022 with describing Hadis Najafi's participation in the protests and her death.

[28] Luciano Spalletti, the head coach of Italian Serie A club Napoli, brought two roses in memory of Mahsa Amini and Hadis Najafi to a press conference on 30 September 2022.