Officials confirmed the 60-year-old woman’s death, which local reports said was sparked by security forces attacking a group refusing to cover their heads.
Alinejad claimed that the latest violence came as the paramilitary forces returned from paying respects at the graveside of Qassem Soleimani, the then-head of the country’s elite Quds Force who wasThe semi-official Fars news agency confirmed the woman’s death — but said the scuffle was between two groups of people, with no mention of forces being involved, according to IranWire.
The governor of Kerman said the “mass conflict” was sparked by personal issues, without mentioning a protest against hijab rules, the outlet said.that those encouraging women to remove their head coverings would be prosecuted in criminal courts — with no right of appeal against conviction. The woman’s death came just a week after officials threatened even tougher crackdowns on those defying hijab rules.“The crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt with in the criminal court whose decisions are final and unappealable,” the semi-official Mehr News quoted deputy attorney general Ali Jamadi as saying.
“The punishment for the crime of promoting and encouraging others to remove the hijab is much heavier than the crime of removing the hijab itself, because it is one of the clear examples of encouraging corruption,” he added.With Post wires
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