How Iran’s hijab ‘treatment clinics’ use mental illness to control women
3 weeks, 6 days ago

How Iran’s hijab ‘treatment clinics’ use mental illness to control women

Firstpost  

Iran is using psychiatry to curb dissent by sending women who refuse to wear the Islamic headscarf to ‘hijab removal treatment clinics’. It is a historical tactic to use mental illness to ‘treat’ women who challenge the system Iranian women walk on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. File Photo/Reuters The opening of a “hijab removal treatment clinic” to “offer scientific and psychological treatment” for Iranian women who refuse to wear a hijab was announced in November. Iran’s reframing of women’s protests as manifestations of mental illness is an attempt to switch focus away from the issues that prompted those acts, such as the hijab laws, portraying them instead as “mad” women in need of correction.

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Iran’s brutal oppression of women has entered a dark new phase
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran’s brutal oppression of women has entered a dark new phase

The Independent  

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria has dealt a devastating blow to the Islamic Republic of Iran. There has also been talk of an oppressive and draconian law – the “hijab and chastity” law – introducing harsher punishments for women who expose their hair, forearms or lower legs; even executions. On 12 November, Mehri Talebi Darestani, the head …

Iran puts new stricter hijab law for women on hold: ‘Not feasible at the moment'
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran puts new stricter hijab law for women on hold: ‘Not feasible at the moment'

Firstpost  

The controversial law, which was approved by the parliament in September 2023, will not be sent to the government as planned this week, according to one of the country’s vice presidents Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited …

Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran pauses process to implement stricter headscarf law for women

LA Times  

Iran has paused the process of implementing a stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The law levies harsher punishments for women who refuse to wear the hijab and for businesses that serve …

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab, an official said — a bill that many believe could have reignited the protests that engulfed the Islamic Republic after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini. The law levies harsher punishments for women who refuse to wear the hijab and …

How Iran's new chastity law makes life even more difficult for women
1 month ago

How Iran's new chastity law makes life even more difficult for women

Firstpost  

Iran’s new hijab and chastity law has spurred much outrage from women, criticism from activists and opposition from its reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran’s Parliament passed the “Hijab and Chastity” Bill to much outrage from women and criticism from activists. As per Iran Primer, women have to get a judge’s order for a divorce, while a man can simply declare …

Flogged for refusing to wear hijab: Iranian woman who defied strict Islamic dress code shows off horrifying injuries after being lashed by Iranian guards
1 month ago

Flogged for refusing to wear hijab: Iranian woman who defied strict Islamic dress code shows off horrifying injuries after being lashed by Iranian guards

Daily Mail  

This horrific video shows the injuries an Iranian woman sustained after she was viciously flogged by guards more than 70 times when she refused to abide by the nation's strict Islamic dress code laws. Image shows a massive bruise on the woman's back as she holds a slogan that says: 'Woman, Life, Freedom' Footage shows how the woman's entire back …

Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it
1 month, 1 week ago

Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a weekly look inside the region’s biggest stories. CNN — Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide protests and posed a serious challenge to regime stability. Two years after protests against Iran’s …

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment
2 months, 1 week ago

Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The woman was reportedly assaulted, …

Iran’s women going without hijabs as 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran’s women going without hijabs as 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death approaches

The Hindu  

On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators described as “expanded repressive measures and policies” by Iran's theocracy to punish them …

Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators describe as “expanded repressive …

In Iran, putting the hijab at the centre for change
6 months, 1 week ago

In Iran, putting the hijab at the centre for change

Hindustan Times  

On Friday, June 28, Iranians went to the polls to elect a new president after President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May. Iran’s penal code which went into effect after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and criminalised the appearance of women in public spaces without a “sharia hijab”. She said she represented the young generation and …

Iran presses on with crackdown over headscarf ahead of Presidential polls
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran presses on with crackdown over headscarf ahead of Presidential polls

The Hindu  

Almost every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. Iran’s national police chief, Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, has alleged without providing evidence that the country’s enemies plan to transform the nation’s culture by encouraging women to avoid …

As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
6 months, 2 weeks ago

As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. Iran’s national police chief, Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, has alleged without providing evidence that the country’s enemies plan to transform the nation’s culture …

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code
7 months, 1 week ago

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code

NPR  

Iran launches aggressive crackdown on women who defy strict Islamic dress code LEILA FADEL, HOST: Last month, Iran launched an aggressive new crackdown on women who defy the country's strict Islamic dress code. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: The nationwide protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of the morality police may have died …

Iran's hardliners employ female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation in new crackdown
8 months ago

Iran's hardliners employ female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation in new crackdown

Daily Mail  

Iran's hardliners have employed female 'hijab enforcers' to spy on bare-headed women and bundle them into vans for interrogation amid a new crackdown. Footage shows an Iranian 'hijab enforcer' confronting women for wearing fitted trousers Iran's morality police have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week, with footage emerging from the …

Iran's violent new hijab crackdown is caught on camera with women bundled into vans by 'morality police' and victims claiming they have been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran's violent new hijab crackdown is caught on camera with women bundled into vans by 'morality police' and victims claiming they have been brutally beaten and sexually assaulted

Daily Mail  

Iran's so-called 'morality police' have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week. Iran 's morality police have intensified their enforcement of the country's draconian hijab restrictions in several cities over the past week, with footage emerging from the country of officers rounding up women and bundling them into white vans Suspected …

Women in Iran: UN report says repression of protesters and discrimination against women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’
10 months ago

Women in Iran: UN report says repression of protesters and discrimination against women amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’

CNN  

CNN — Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations, some of which amount to “crimes against humanity,” according to a United Nations’ report. The report said these violations came about in the context of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa …

'I didn't let them think I was in pain': Brave Iranian woman describes being lashed 74 times in 'medieval torture chamber' for refusing to wear hijab - and how she tore off her headscarf in court afte
1 year ago

'I didn't let them think I was in pain': Brave Iranian woman describes being lashed 74 times in 'medieval torture chamber' for refusing to wear hijab - and how she tore off her headscarf in court afte

Daily Mail  

Iranian authorities have whipped a woman 74 times for 'violating public morals' and fined her for refusing to wear a hijab while walking through the streets of Tehran. Roya Heshmati, 33, was lashed with a leather whip and also forced to pay a fine equivalent to £255 after she 'encouraged permissiveness' by walking around in public without covering her head. …

Iranian Teenager ‘Brain Dead’ After Alleged Metro Encounter With Police 'For Not Wearing Hijab'
1 year, 2 months ago

Iranian Teenager ‘Brain Dead’ After Alleged Metro Encounter With Police 'For Not Wearing Hijab'

ABP News  

Right groups, including the Kurdish-Iranian group Hengaw, were the first to disclose Armita Geravand's hospitalization. They shared images of the 16-year-old girl, Armita Geravand, on social media, revealing her unconscious state with a respiratory tube and a bandage covering her head, visibly connected to life support. However, Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on October 1 …

What to read by and about Iranian women
1 year, 2 months ago

What to read by and about Iranian women

Hindustan Times  

LAST YEAR the rage of Iranian women boiled over. In September the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s morality police for wearing her hijab incorrectly, provoked massive protests by both women and men. Oneworld Publications; 272 pages; $30 and £20 After a summer of unrest in 1999, the regime frequently made use of “white torture”, …

UN demands Iran drop 'demeaning' new hijab law
1 year, 3 months ago

UN demands Iran drop 'demeaning' new hijab law

The Hindu  

The UN called Friday on Iranian authorities to scrap a new law that dramatically increases penalties for women who flout strict Islamic dress code, describing it as "repressive and demeaning". The United Nations rights office said it deeply regretted the passage of the so-called Chastity and Hijab Bill, which threatens Iranian women who flout the strict Islamic dress code mandating …

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after death anniversary of Mahsa Amini
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after death anniversary of Mahsa Amini

The Hindu  

Iran's parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code. The demonstrations …

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran's parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iran's parliament on Wednesday approved …

Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s parliament passes a stricter headscarf law days after protest anniversary

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating …

Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s parliament approves ‘hijab bill’; harsh punishments for violations

Al Jazeera  

The bill defines an array of punishments for violators of a mandatory dress code, including fines and prison terms. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s parliament has passed a new “hijab and chastity” bill that lays out punishment for people, especially women, who violate the country’s mandatory dress code rules. The legislation defines new frameworks for how Iranians, especially women, need to …

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests; Now businesses are a new battleground
1 year, 5 months ago

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests; Now businesses are a new battleground

The Hindu  

For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to obsess over the hijab and act as if its very survival depends on whether women dress modestly,” said …

A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
1 year, 5 months ago

A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to obsess over the hijab and act as if its very survival depends on whether women …

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground
1 year, 5 months ago

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Instead of addressing people’s legitimate grievances, the regime continues to obsess over …

Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab
1 year, 5 months ago

Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab

Live Mint  

A protest that spread like a wildfire after the death of Mhasa Amini under the custody of Iran's moral police, has now forced the Iranian government to resort to psychological treatment implement its Hijab rule. In another case of punishment by Tehran court a woman was sentenced to two months in prison and six months of psychological treatment for “a …

Iran's morality police back on streets months after anti-hijab protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran's morality police back on streets months after anti-hijab protests

India Today  

Iran's morality police were back on the streets of various cities, including the capital Tehran, across the country, to enforce the mandatory hijab rules. Morality police personnel patrol the streets of the cities in Iran and enforce the strict dress code for women, including the hijab and other clothing, which are not revealing. IRAN'S DREADED MORALITY POLICE The morality police …

Iran: Moral Police return to streets, with renewed campaign imposing Hijab
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran: Moral Police return to streets, with renewed campaign imposing Hijab

Live Mint  

Iran's infamous moral police have returned to the streets ‘policing’ women and their attire, despite mass protests that rocked the nations threatening their government, after the death of Mahsa Amini. The Moral Police with the backing of the Iranian authorities were seen abck on streets, 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The …

Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran’s morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests. The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September, as authorities …

Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule
1 year, 5 months ago

Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – Iran has relaunched patrols by the so-called morality police as authorities escalate their efforts to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab rules. The morality police would “issue warnings and then introduce to the judicial system people who unfortunately insist on their norm-breaking behaviour without concern for the consequences of their covering that is outside of the norm”, he …

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back
1 year, 8 months ago

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran’s government pushes back

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Billboards across Iran’s capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. In early April, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that “removing hijab is not Islamically or politically permissible.” Khamenei claimed women refusing to wear the hijab are being manipulated. If they know about this, they will definitely not take part …

Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab

Al Jazeera  

Businesses also shut down after offering services to women not wearing headscarves deemed appropriate by government, as crackdown continues. Tehran, Iran – Two renowned actresses in Iran have been charged for not wearing headscarves, as authorities intensify efforts to crack down on people violating the country’s mandatory hijab laws. A growing number of women across Iran have abandoned their mandatory …

Iran pledges to take strict action against people who promote removing the veil
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran pledges to take strict action against people who promote removing the veil

India Today  

People who encourage women to remove the hijab will be prosecuted in criminal courts and will have no right of appeal against any conviction, Iran's deputy attorney general was quoted as saying on Saturday. Iranian police on Saturday installed cameras in public places to identify and penalise unveiled women, Iranian media reported. "The crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt …

Iranian women post images without hijabs despite crackdown
1 year, 9 months ago

Iranian women post images without hijabs despite crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – Scores of Iranian women are posting images of themselves online while not wearing the hijab, as a police deadline for cracking down on violators of the country’s compulsory dress code is approaching. A growing proportion of women in Iran have abandoned their mandatory hijabs since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country’s …

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court
1 year, 9 months ago

Iranian women defying hijab law will face… first warning, then court

Hindustan Times  

Iranian police will use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict hijab rule, authorities informed. Police said that it would “take action to identify norm-breaking people by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares”. “From next Saturday, people who remove their veil will be identified by using smart …

WATCH: Man pours yoghurt on Iranian women for not wearing hijab
1 year, 9 months ago

WATCH: Man pours yoghurt on Iranian women for not wearing hijab

Firstpost  

Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared to show them being attacked by a man for not wearing the hijab Tehran: A video of a man attacking two women with yoghurt for not wearing the mandatory hijab in Iran has gone viral on social media. Watch the video here: You …

Hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack', says President Ebrahim Raisi
1 year, 9 months ago

Hijab is the law in Iran as unveiled women face 'yoghurt attack', says President Ebrahim Raisi

India Today  

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran after a viral video showed a man throwing yoghurt at two unveiled women in a shop near a holy Shi'ite Muslim city. READ | Iran's Anti-hijab movement to Afghanistan's Taliban rule Risking arrest for defying the obligatory dress code, women are still widely seen unveiled in …

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law as women face ‘yoghurt attack’
1 year, 9 months ago

Iran’s Raisi says hijab is the law as women face ‘yoghurt attack’

Al Jazeera  

Iranian president says hijab is the law after viral video shows man throwing yoghurt at uncovered women in Mashhad. President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the hijab is “a legal matter” in Iran after a viral video appeared to show a man throwing yoghurt at two uncovered women in a shop near a holy Shia Muslim city. Judicial authorities in …

Women flouting hijab mandate to face $60,000 fine in Iran
1 year, 9 months ago

Women flouting hijab mandate to face $60,000 fine in Iran

Firstpost  

The penalties will apply to women who are caught flouting the mandatory hijab rule in public spaces like restaurants, government offices, schools and universities Tehran: Women in Iran will have to pay a fine of $60,000 for flouting the country’s hijab mandate after a new law to enforce strict dress codes is passed by the parliament. The penalties will apply …

‘If not made to wear hijab, women may roam streets naked in summers’: Iran cleric warns
1 year, 10 months ago

‘If not made to wear hijab, women may roam streets naked in summers’: Iran cleric warns

Firstpost  

Mohammad Nabi Mousavifard said that the government should not back down in enforcing the hijab mandate Tehran: An Iranian cleric has asked authorities to ensure every woman wears the hijab before they come out “naked” during summer. “People and social service providers should stop giving services to people without hijab; People should give women with improper hijab warnings and not …

‘They still want a regime change.’ Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh says the anger behind Iran’s protests remains
1 year, 11 months ago

‘They still want a regime change.’ Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh says the anger behind Iran’s protests remains

CNN  

CNN — A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has told CNN that while a brutal state crackdown has succeeded in quieting the demonstrations that gripped the country for months, many Iranians still want regime change. In an exclusive interview Wednesday from her home in Tehran, Nasrin Sotoudeh told CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour that, “the protests have somewhat died …

Iran tightens grip on hijab rules, tells women to wear headscarf even in cars
2 years ago

Iran tightens grip on hijab rules, tells women to wear headscarf even in cars

Live Mint  

Even as protests refuse to die down in Iran, concerning the stringent rule of wearing hijab for women, the Iranian police has said that women must cover their heads even in their cars, media reported Monday. Since 16 September, massive protests have gripped the nation after the death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach …

Prison term for 400 'rioters' as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests
2 years ago

Prison term for 400 'rioters' as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests

India Today  

Iranian courts have so far sentenced 400 people to up to 10 years in jail for carrying out protests against the regime's strict hijab law, a report said. Iran's capital, Tehran, is one of 31 provinces in the country that has decided to impose prison sentences on anti-hijab protesters, meaning the total number of jail sentences is likely to be …

Iran hijab row: Police targeting women protests especially on their faces, breasts and genitals: Report
2 years ago

Iran hijab row: Police targeting women protests especially on their faces, breasts and genitals: Report

India TV News  

Iran hijab row: A shocking media report claimed that Iranian security forces are now targeting the private parts, faces and other vital organs of female protestors to spread fear among the women demonstrators. One of the physicians told the UK-based media outlet that the security forces were targetting women's faces and private parts as they have an inferiority complex and …

Confusion over Iran’s religious police as women drop hijab
2 years, 1 month ago

Confusion over Iran’s religious police as women drop hijab

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police grew as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut down. The morality police, established in 2005, are tasked with enforcing Iran’s restrictions on public behavior and strict dress codes — particularly on women, who are required to wear the hijab, or headscarf, and loose-fitting clothes. On …

A case for change: On months-long protests in Iran
2 years, 1 month ago

A case for change: On months-long protests in Iran

The Hindu  

The comments by Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad-Jafar Montazeri that the Islamic Republic had disbanded its infamous morality police, after months-long protests, suggest that the regime is finally willing to make concessions. The latest spell of protests began in September after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, who was in the custody of the morality police for wearing …

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