Iran State Media Dismisses , Official's Claims That Strict , Moral Laws Are Under Review.
Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said that
Iran's law that requires women to wear a hijab in public
was under review by parliament and the judiciary.
CNN reports that women are currently required
to wear hijab in public under strict laws enforced
by the nation's so-called morality police. .
According to Montazeri, Iran's morality police force had
been "abolished." However, the claims were strongly
disputed by the country's state-run media outlets.
No official of the Islamic Republic of Iran has
said that the Guidance Patrol has been shut. , Al-Alam, State-run media outlet, via CNN.
Some foreign media have attempted
to interpret these words by the prosecutor-
general as the Islamic Republic retreating
from the issue of Hijab and modesty and
claim that it is due to the recent riots, Al-Alam, State-run media outlet, via CNN.
Some foreign media have attempted
to interpret these words by the prosecutor-
general as the Islamic Republic retreating
from the issue of Hijab and modesty and
claim that it is due to the recent riots, Al-Alam, State-run media outlet, via CNN.
Iran has been experiencing nationwide protests following
the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died
in police custody for not wearing her hijab properly. .
Iran has been experiencing nationwide protests following
the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died
in police custody for not wearing her hijab properly. .
Amini's death on September 16 also spurred prominent
public figures, including Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti,
to speak out in support of the movement. .
Amini's death on September 16 also spurred prominent
public figures, including Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti,
to speak out in support of the movement. .
According to CNN, authorities responded with
a crackdown on demonstrators, including reports
of forced detentions and physical abuse. .
I say that both the parliament and
the judiciary are working, for example,
just yesterday we had a meeting
with the cultural commission of
the parliament, and you will see
the results within the next week or two, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran's Attorney General, via CNN.
CNN reports that the laws
have been in place since
the Islamic Revolution of 1979