Iran: a demonstration dispersed with tear gas after the death of a young woman arrested for her dress – franceinfo

Mahsa Amini was arrested on Tuesday by the morality police. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the law requires all women to wear a veil covering the head and neck while concealing the hair. Article written by Published on 09/17/2022 17:35 Updated on 09/17/2022 17:41 Reading time: 2 min. Iranian security forces on Saturday (September 17th) dispersed a demonstration in the northwest of the country after the death of a young woman arrested in Tehran (Iran) by morality police, media reported local. Mahsa Amini, 22, was arrested on Tuesday by the police unit responsible for enforcing the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women, including the compulsory wearing of headscarves in public. State television announced Friday his death after three days in a coma. The mullahs’ bloodthirsty regime killed a 22-year-old woman, #Mahsa_Amini, because her hair was not fully covered by her headscarf. Women in her hometown, Saghez, took off their obligatory headscarves in protest
pic.twitter.com/ActEYqNTci — Masih Alinejad ️ (@AlinejadMasih) September 17, 2022 The young woman was buried on Saturday in her hometown of Saghez, in Kurdistan province, according to the Fars news agency. After his funeral, people “chanted slogans demanding detailed investigations into this case”, according to the same source. The “protesters then gathered in front of the governor’s office” chanting “other slogans” before being “dispersed by the security forces who fired tear gas”. State television broadcast on Friday excerpts from a video showing a room, obviously at the police station, where you can see many women. One, introduced as Mahsa Amini, stands up to argue with an “instructor” about her attire, then collapses. In another excerpt, the emergency service transports the woman’s body to an ambulance. Tehran police confirmed the death on Friday, saying “there was no physical contact” between police officers and the young woman. The Iranian presidency had clarified for its part that President Ebrahim Raisi had instructed the Minister of the Interior to investigate this affair. The head of Tehran’s medical examiner’s office told state television on Saturday that investigations into the cause of the young woman’s death were ongoing but would take three weeks. Mahsa Amini’s death comes as controversy swells over the conduct of vice police who patrol public places to check compliance with the headscarf law and other Islamic rules. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share link