On Sunday, Iranian media reported that the country’s chancellor of justice had abolished the chastity police, but protesters say the claims may be exaggerated. The Chancellor of Justice’s announcement did not change the everyday life of Iranians.
Supporters of Iran’s protest movement slam news of abolition of chastity police.
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On Sunday, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported that the Chancellor of Justice Mohammad Jafar Montazeri would have announced the abolition of the chastity police after more than two months of protests.
Iran’s interior ministry, which oversees the chastity police, did not confirm its disbandment.
According to local media, the chancellor’s words had been misinterpreted.
According to the news agency AFP, the protesters have said that the dress code for women has not changed in Iran.
The US State Department issued a statement on Monday saying that there is currently no indication that the situation of Iranian women is improving.
The Al-Jazeera news channel also reported on Sunday that so far there are no signs that Iran is giving up the headscarf ban.
The protests have been going on for more than two months
The chastity police has been operating in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution, and its operation is determined, among other things, by the Ministry of the Interior.
Since 2006, Iran’s chastity police have been tasked with monitoring people’s behavior and the use of the hijab headscarf.
Iran’s protests began when a 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died at the hands of the chastity police.
The chastity police stopped Amin for wearing a scarf incorrectly and assaulted the woman. Amini later died from his injuries.
More than 300 people have died in the protests that have lasted for more than two months, according to the UN and the human rights organization Iran Human Rights, for example.
There are also children among the dead.
Source: AFP
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