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Desperate pleas for release of Iranian student who stripped to her underwear in protest over hijab laws as activist warns her life is in danger after she was arrested and taken to a mental hospital
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Desperate pleas for release of Iranian student who stripped to her underwear in protest over hijab laws as activist warns her life is in danger after she was arrested and taken to a mental hospital

Daily Mail  

Desperate pleas have been made for the release of an Iranian student who stripped to her underwear over strict hijab laws, as an activist has warned her life is now in danger. The unnamed woman was arrested and taken to a mental hospital by morality police on Saturday after being spotted walking around Tehran's Islamic Azad University in her underwear. …

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Two years after Amini’s death, Iran’s prez vows morality police won’t 'bother' women: Will it be enough?
3 months, 1 week ago

Two years after Amini’s death, Iran’s prez vows morality police won’t 'bother' women: Will it be enough?

Firstpost  

The protests after Amini’s death didn’t just oppose the enforcement of the obligatory headscarf rule by Iran’s morality police. They also challenged the very existence of the clerical-based system, rattling Iran’s leadership Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed on Monday, during remarks to the media, that the Iranian morality police will no longer “bother” women. The morality police and how they …

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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 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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WATCH: Iranian blogger couple dancing in public sentenced to over 10 years in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

WATCH: Iranian blogger couple dancing in public sentenced to over 10 years in prison

Firstpost  

The blogger couple - Astiyazh Haghighi and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi - shared a video of themselves dancing in Azadi Square in Iran’s capital Tehran Tehran: Freedom of people in Iran has been at risk under president Ebrahim Raisi. The blogger couple - Astiyazh Haghighi and Amir Mohammad Ahmadi - shared a video of themselves dancing in Azadi Square in Iran’s …

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Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives
2 years ago

Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives

ABC  

Iran's morality police and Russians involved in the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny are among those facing new sanctions imposed by the Australian government. Key points: The sanctions list includes a number of Russian nationals involved in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny Targeted financial sanctions are also being imposed on Iranians involved in the supply …

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Explained | What is Gasht-e-Ershad, Iran’s morality police?
2 years ago

Explained | What is Gasht-e-Ershad, Iran’s morality police?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri on Sunday hinted at the suspension of the country’s morality police after widespread protests following the arrest and death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini swept across the country. According to the local ISNA news agency, Attorney General Montazeri said, “Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary,” and have been …

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Iran activists brush off claim morality police abolished
2 years ago

Iran activists brush off claim morality police abolished

The Hindu  

Campaigners backing Iran's protest movement on Monday dismissed a claim that the Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to its restrictive dress rules for women. Amini was accused of flouting Iran's strict dress code demanding women wear modest clothing and the hijab headscarf, and her death sparked protests that have spiralled into the …

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'Pure propaganda' say activists, as suspense prevails over abolition of morality police in Iran
2 years ago

'Pure propaganda' say activists, as suspense prevails over abolition of morality police in Iran

Firstpost  

Amid the conflicting reports on abolition of the morality police in the country, Iranians have called for a three-day strike. They are seeking to maintain their challenge to the country’s clerical rulers Arbil: Months after protests, Iran’s controversial morality police, tasked to enforce Islamic dress code in the country, has been disbanded. ‘Pure propaganda’ Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad …

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Iran: Status of morality police status unclear after 'closure' comment
2 years ago

Iran: Status of morality police status unclear after 'closure' comment

Firstpost  

The role of the morality police, which enforces veiling laws, came under scrutiny after a detainee, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, died in its custody in mid-September Cairo: An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested that the country’s morality police whose conduct helped …

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Protest-hit Iran abolishes morality police
2 years ago

Protest-hit Iran abolishes morality police

Deccan Chronicle  

TEHRAN: Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, local media said Sunday. Women-led protests, labelled "riots" by the authorities, have swept Iran since the 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin died on September 16, three days after her arrest …

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Iran 'Abolishes' Morality Police After Months Of Protests: Report
2 years ago

Iran 'Abolishes' Morality Police After Months Of Protests: Report

ABP News  

UPDATE: Amid mass protests continuing since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in custody of the morality police in September, several media reports earlier this month quoted Iran’s attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri as saying that the state’s morality police had been “abolished”. New Delhi: Protest-hit Iran has abolished its morality police, news agency AFP reported, citing …

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Iran suspends morality police. What does it mean?
2 years ago

Iran suspends morality police. What does it mean?

Al Jazeera  

The Islamic guidance patrol may be gone for now after months of protests, but mandatory hijab is not. Tehran, Iran – The morality police in Iran have been shut down, at least for now, according to the country’s prosecutor general. The announcement was made in the third month of protests that erupted after the death in police custody of Mahsa …

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Iranian protesters live under the watchful eye of the country's repressive security forces, but they refuse to back down
2 years, 2 months ago

Iranian protesters live under the watchful eye of the country's repressive security forces, but they refuse to back down

ABC  

Donya sits sobbing inside her car on a busy Tehran road as deafening horns ring out around her. "You're scared for your own life, and when you go out, you're not sure if you'll go back home alive," Donya said. The defiant chants echoing across Tehran One evening, Donya went out into the west part of Tehran, where police were …

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EU imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and officials
2 years, 2 months ago

EU imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and officials

Al Jazeera  

EU freezes assets of at least 11 people, including police officers and Iran’s information minister, over their roles in the crackdown against ongoing protests. The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police and information minister over their alleged roles in the security crackdown against anti-government protests that erupted after the death of a 22-year-old woman in government custody. …

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Indian actor Elnaaz Norouzi strips in protest against Iran’s morality police
2 years, 2 months ago

Indian actor Elnaaz Norouzi strips in protest against Iran’s morality police

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian actor Elnaaz Norouzi has joined the protest against Iran’s “morality …

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Elnaaz Norouzi says she was detained by Iran morality police like Mahsa Amini
2 years, 2 months ago

Elnaaz Norouzi says she was detained by Iran morality police like Mahsa Amini

Hindustan Times  

Actor Elnaaz Norouzi, who recently expressed her support to the ongoing anti-hijab protests in her native country Iran, has revealed that she too had an encounter with the infamous morality police in the country. Women in Iran have been marching to the streets after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police. She recalled, "What happened to Mahsa …

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Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state
2 years, 2 months ago

Women’s choice: a threat to Iranian state

The Hindu  

In the propagation of the myth of all-round vulnerability of women lies the strength of the Iranian state. The slightest sign of digression, let alone defiance, as in the case of Mahsa Amini who was arrested by morality police for dress code violation, is considered a challenge to age-old male hegemony. At a time when Iranian women are beginning to …

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Mahsa Amini’s death sparks anger towards Iran’s morality police
2 years, 3 months ago

Mahsa Amini’s death sparks anger towards Iran’s morality police

Al Jazeera  

Protests in the last week in Iran were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who had been detained for not wearing what authorities deemed ‘modest clothing’. A week of protests has rocked Iran after a young woman died after being detained by the country’s so-called morality police. Authorities claimed that she had a heart attack while staying in a …

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WATCH: Iran Women Burn Hijab In Protest Against Death Of Mahsa Amini, Clampdown On Demonstrators
2 years, 3 months ago

WATCH: Iran Women Burn Hijab In Protest Against Death Of Mahsa Amini, Clampdown On Demonstrators

ABP News  

Women in Iran have taken to streets to protest against the death of a woman who was detained for breaking Hijab laws, reported news agency IANS quoting media reports. Videos on social media show women burning their hijabs — with crowds cheering on them — and chasing away riot police across various cities of Iran. Watch the video here: In …

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Internet restricted in Iran as officials work to crack down on spreading protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Internet restricted in Iran as officials work to crack down on spreading protests

ABC  

Internet access is being restricted in Iran as violent protests sparked by the death of a woman in police custody spread across the country, according to residents and global internet watchdog NetBlocks. Key points: WhatsApp and Instagram, the last remaining social media and messaging apps permitted in Iran, were blocked on Wednesday That was followed within hours by a widespread …

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Protests Erupt In Iran Over Death Of Woman Held By Morality Police
2 years, 3 months ago

Protests Erupt In Iran Over Death Of Woman Held By Morality Police

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran faced international criticism on Tuesday over the death of a woman held by its morality police, which ignited three days of protests, including clashes with security forces in the capital and other unrest that claimed at least three lives. “Mahsa Amini’s tragic death and allegations of torture and ill-treatment must be …

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Iran hijab row: Head of morality police reportedly suspended as 5 killed in protests for Mahsa Amini’s death
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran hijab row: Head of morality police reportedly suspended as 5 killed in protests for Mahsa Amini’s death

The Independent  

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