Iran is shutting down its 'morality police' amid violent protests sweeping the nation since the death of Mahsa Amini. The Interior Ministry said over 200 people have died in the protests.
Demonstrations continue to erupt across Iran weeks after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death inflamed most of the country.Iran is apparently shutting down its"morality police" amid violent protests sweeping the nation since the death of a woman who was forcibly taken into custody after being accused of violating the theocracy’s strict Islamic dress code.
Mahsa Amini, 22, died in custody Sept. 16 after being accused of breaking a 1983 law requiring women to wear a head scarf, or hijab. Outrage ensued, and a growing number of women have stopped wearing the hijab. “The administration and parliament insisted that paying attention to the people’s demand that is mainly economic is the best way for achieving stability and confronting the riots,” lawmaker Nezamoddin Mousavi said Sunday following a meeting of top-level Iranian officials.
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