Published 1 year ago

Did Iran Actually Abolish Its Morality Police?

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Iran’s notorious morality police force may have been disbanded, Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri suggested on Saturday in vague and ambiguous remarks that have been met with confusion and skepticism.

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Times of India

No morality police? Iran activists reject claim

Middle East News: PARIS: Iranian activists and Western nations on Monday dismissed a claim that the protest-hit Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality po.

1 year ago·India

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The Hindu

Iran activists brush off claim morality police abolished

Mahsa Amini was accused of flouting Iran's strict dress code demanding women wear modest clothing and the hijab headscarf

1 year ago·India

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CBC News

ANALYSIS | What Western media got wrong by claiming Iran abolished its morality police

This weekend, news spread in reputable media outlets that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regime had dismantled its controversial morality police. But these reports rested on a vague statement made by one Iranian official, one who in the same breath said his department is not responsible for the morality police.

1 year ago·Canada

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NDTV

Anti-Hijab Activists Deny Iran's Claim Of Abolishing Its Morality Police

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.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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South China Morning Post

Iran activists, US brush off claim morality police abolished

Activist groups see no change to women’s rights in Iran and say abolishment of morality police would be ‘too little, too late’.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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Arab News

Iran activists, US brush off claim morality police abolished

Mon, 2022-12-05 22:54 PARIS: Iranian activists and Western nations have dismissed a claim that the protest-hit regime is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to women’s rights. There were also calls on social media for a three-day strike in Iran, culminating Wednesday on the annual Student Day, nearly three months into a nationwide wave of unrest sparked by the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa…

1 year ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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