The announcement is likely an effort to quell nationwide anti-government protests which were triggered by the death of a 22-year-old woman at the hands of the morality police.
Iranian authorities have abolished the country’s morality police—which would penalize women in public for not adhering to the country’s stringent dress code—after months of anti-government protests across the country which were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained and beaten by the controversial police force....
The controversial police force and its top officials have been hit with a bevy of sanctions by several countries including the U.S., U.K., Canada and the EU.on Saturday that the country’s government was reviewing its laws governing dress codes for women—which requires them to cover their heads with a hijab and wear loose-fitting clothes that cover their arms and legs.
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi also alluded to potential reforms in a televised address on Saturday where he reiterated the link between Iran’s Islamic and republican foundations but added that “there are methods of implementing the constitution that can be flexible.”The announcement is likely an effort by the Iranian government to quell protests which have rocked the country since September.
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