Ritika
Tehran21 minutes ago
Protests continue in Iran against the hijab, which began on 16 September. So far 31 people have died. Violent clashes are taking place between the police and the protesters. The police opened fire on the agitating people. Along with this, pellet gun i.e. pellet gun was also used. The special thing is that in this movement some men along with women have also taken to the streets.
The matter started on 13 September. Then the Moral Police of Iran arrested a 22-year-old girl Mehsa Amini for not wearing a hijab. His body was handed over to the family after 3 days i.e. on 16 September. The matter reached the people through social media and till now this dispute has claimed 31 lives.
See some important photos related to the demonstration against Hijab in Iran.
On September 13, Iran police arrested a young woman named Mahsa Amini for not wearing a hijab. He died in custody after 3 days. After this the matter came into the limelight. Now violent demonstrations are taking place.
Masha’s father Amjad Amini said in a conversation with BBC – Police and government are only lying. I kept pleading in front of him to save my daughter’s life. When I saw his dead body, it was completely covered. Only face and legs were visible. There were also injury marks on his feet.
Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi delivered a speech at the UNGA on Wednesday. Referred to General Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone attack 2 years ago, also showed the photo. Surprisingly, not a word was said on the people killed in the demonstrations against the hijab in the country.
Iranian women are demonstrating by taking off the hijab. The government, stunned by the protest, has shut down the internet. Most of the women participating in the movement are school-college students. They are openly challenging the government on the streets.
Demonstrations are being held in 15 cities including Tehran against religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei. According to media reports, more than 1 thousand people have been arrested so far. Despite this, demonstrations against moral policing and hijab continue in every major city of the country.
A journalist from Iran has posted this picture. According to him, the police fired pellet guns at the agitators. Many people were injured by its shrapnel. An injured man is also seen in this picture. On his back are marks of pellets from pellet guns.
The protesting women are demanding that the hijab should be made optional instead of compulsory. In other words, Iranian women want the hijab not to be imposed on them, but to wear it or not wear it according to their choice.
How is Iran’s Morality Police
In a conversation with CNN, Human Rights Watch officer Tara Cefari said – If you meet any common family or woman in Iran, they will tell what the moral police are like. They face this every day. According to Tara- This is a different police. It has legal power, weapons and its own prisons. Recently it has started ‘re-education centres’.
People who do not follow the hijab or other religious laws are kept in the detention centers. They are taught about the strict laws of Islam and the hijab. It is told why hijab is necessary. These prisoners have to sign an affidavit before release. It is written in it that they will follow the strict conditions of the affidavit.
Human Rights Watch’s New York-based Hadi Ghamini says – Moral policing has become very strict since 2019. Thousands of its agents roam around in plain clothes too. Do not know how many women were arrested and put in jail, they were tortured.
Women are protesting by wearing hijab. For a long time, women have been raising their voice against the religious law here. The special thing is that this time men are also seen along with women in the demonstrations. Hundreds of men have also been arrested.
Iranian women launched an anti-hijab campaign in the country on 20 September and posted videos on social media without hijab. After this, Iranian women living in other countries also organized protests at their own level.
Anti-hijab demonstrations started in the western part of Iran. This area is called Kurdistan. People here have been demanding a separate country for many years. After this their scope expanded and now such demonstrations are taking place in about 15 cities.
Many women cut their hair in protest against the death of Mahsa Amini and the hijab being mandatory. These women posted videos and photos of them cutting their hair on social media as a protest. The panicked government blocked the internet itself.
