There is a wave of protests in Tehran and cities in the west of the country over the police killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amiri last week in Iran. this morale patrol A police force controlling and suppressing people’s behavior arrested the young woman for wearing a T-shirt. veil without “proper” covering his head.
Why did the protests begin?
Store Manager I was walking in the center last Tuesday Teheran She’s with her brother when a morale patrol cuts them off. They pushed the boy aside. According to the young woman’s family, in the car, they shot and the beatings continued at the police station. That same afternoon, Amiri came in. cerebral coma – Iranian officials said he passed out for no apparent reason while in police custody and died three days later, last Friday. The reason for the arrest was that the young woman was wearing a fallen veil and showed “too much” hair.
Is it compulsory to wear a veil in Iran?
The 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution meant Iran’s escape. persian king -The ruler of the country until then supported by the West- and the birth of a new State: Islamic Republic of Iran. This new country began to be ruled by a council of clergy. Ayatollah, supreme leaderrepresents both the religious leader and the head of state. Under this system, the clergy established the ‘sharia’. sharia law. And yes: it’s the law of laws imposes most should use veil for all women. There are many forms of veils, some more conservative and others less so. But this punishable by law inside Iranian A woman does not cover her head.
official version
The performances started on Saturday. funeral young chief. The funeral took place in the province of origin, iranian kurdistanand there the women who took part in the demonstration took off their veils and threw them on the ground or they burned. The police suppressed those who were there, which managed to raise the tension even more. Authorities classified what happened as “unfortunate” and claim they were not responsible for Amiri’s death. this girl’s fatherhowever, the charges against him Official version: “They beat him in the police car and at the police station, but they don’t want to show it. video. Instead, they released another one that was tampered with.”
police repression
All protests in Tehran and Iranian Kurdistan to date peaceful -with anti-government chants and some women take off their veils. Nevertheless, police repression It has flared up lately. At least four dead and close to one in total face injured and more than twenty detainees, according to human rights organizations. According to opposition media, the government ‘Iran Tel’this Monday afternoon at Amiri’s family home to force him to perform an operation. release called for the demonstrations to be stopped. This Sunday, in fact, the president of Iran, Head of AbrahamHe called the girl’s father and offered his condolences. Ajmad Amiri told the president that he had to force the police first. tell the truth and show videos from security cameras inside the police station.
Precedents of mass protests
Iranian has a history strong police pressure when a wave of protest becomes massive. The last episode was in January 2018. thousands of people They took to the streets to protest the serious economic crisis in the country (which still continues today). Presumably these protests about 30 people dieddespite news blackout It turns this figure, which the Iranian government has established, into an unknown number.
Despite these premises, the demonstrations Death of Mahsa Amiri they continue to grow. “I did not wear a veil anywhere I went today as a symbol of protest. I do In memory of Mahsa, because I think it’s my duty. If we remain silent, we will deserve what has happened to us. So I I will not shut upand I will protest against extinction to shed blood unjustly”, an anonymous young Iranian woman posted on social media.