The Islamic Republic of Iran announced the dismantling of its morality police in the aftermath of Mahsa Amini s death, a woman who died while in custody after being arrested for not wearing her face cover properly.
Tehran, Dec 5 (EFE).- Activists Monday called for more protests over the next three days after the government made conflicting statements on disbanding the dreaded morality police that enforces the Islamic dress code in Iran. Tehran Youth, an underground protest organizing group that has been issuing calls for demonstrations nationwide, urged the Iranians to mobilize …
Tehran, Dec 4 (EFE).- Iran’s authorities are to review the so-called hijab law, a decades-old rule that requires women in the Islamic nation to cover their heads, as protests in recent months have swept across the country after a young Kurdish woman died in police custody over allegedly not wearing a headscarf properly. Attorney general …
(Update 1: adds suspension of Iran’s morality police, changes lead and headline) Tehran, Dec 4 (EFE).- Iran is disbanding its morality police after protests that have swept the Islamic nation entered their third month, the country’s prosecutor general has said. “The morality police had nothing to do with the judiciary and have been shut down …
Iranian authorities prevented dozens of Iranian women from entering Imam Reza football stadium in the city of Mashhad on March 29, 2022, possibly using excessive force.