Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody of the morality police, had been arrested for violating Iran's strict dress codes.
A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran on September 21, 2022, shows Iranian demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini, days after she died in police custody.
In a report carried by ISNA on Sunday, lawmaker Nezamoddin Mousavi signaled a less confrontational approach toward the protests.Iranian government issues first known death sentence linked to recent protests over headscarf law Montazeri, the chief prosecutor, provided no further details about the future of the morality police or if its closure was nationwide and permanent. However he added that Iran’s judiciary will ‘‘continue to monitor behavior at the community level.’’
Iranian pro-government protesters burn flags of the US, Israel and Britain during a rally against the recent anti-government protests in Iran, in Tehran, on September 25, 2022. - ‘‘The secular middle class loathes the organization for restricting personal freedoms," said Alfoneh. On the other hand, the "underprivileged and socially conservative class resents how they conveniently keep away from enforcing the hijab legislation" in wealthier areas of Iran's cities.
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