Iran: Anti-hijab demonstrations continue for fifth day, protest over women’s death in custody

Iran: Anti-hijab demonstrations continue for fifth day, protest over women’s death in custody

Tehran: In Iran, women have been burning hijabs in protests that continue started after the women’s died in police custody. Protests continue in different cities of Iran for the fifth consecutive day.

 

According to the report from cities including Tehran, Talesh, Mashad, Zehedan, Ahvaz, Sirjan, Amol, Qeshm and Nowshahr,  the slogans of 'tyantash ki maut ho' are being raised. This slogan was being raised for the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In the protests that took place on the fifth day, the protesters were seen clashing with the policemen. Along with this, social media apps like Instagram and WhatsApp have been banned in many parts of Iran.

Women have continued to protest by burning hijab at many places for the fifth consecutive day.

The latest demonstrations in Iran have started after the death of a girl named Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Mahsa Amini, 22, of Iran's Kurdistan province, died in police custody.

She was arrested in Tehran last week by Iran’s morality police for "alleged non-compliance with hijab rules".

Tehran's Morality Police say some of the women were detained in Iran for strict enforcement of the "cloak and loose clothing" rule in public. Mahsa was among them.

However, Iranian authorities have launched probes into the death of Ms. Amini.

 

Tehran police commander Hussein Rahimi said on Monday that "cowardly charges" were being leveled against the police. There was no violence against Mehsa and the police did whatever they could to keep her alive.


Sep 21 2022 11:37PM
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