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Iran to review 1979 hijab law amid uprising
In a major development to the ongoing unrest in Iran, the Parliament is preparing to review the country’s compulsory hijab law
Iran’s Parliament is set to review the controversial hijab law amid an ongoing uprising in the country.
Iran’s Attorney General insists change will occur over the coming weeks and signalled the morality police will be “abolished” despite claims it is still present on the streets.
“We know you feel anguished when you witness [women] without a hijab in cities, do you think the officials are silent about it? A
s someone who is in the field of this issue, I say that both the parliament and the judiciary are working, for example, just yesterday we had a meeting with the cultural commission of the parliament, and you will see the results within the next week or two.”
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri – IRAN’s Attorney General
Under strict Islamic rule, it is mandatory for women in Iran to wear the hijab in public.
However, since the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini while in custody, the country has spiralled into chaos.
For weeks, thousands of women have been burning their hijabs and cutting their hair in defiance of the strict Islamic Republic.
The world has been gripped by the uprising, unable to turn a blind eye.
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog.
The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were “at risk following the helicopter crash”, which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran’s northwest.
“We are still hopeful but information coming from the crash site is very concerning,” the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
State TV quoted an official as saying at least one passenger and one crew member had been in contact with rescuers. It also said the helicopter had been found, though Iran’s Red Crescent denied this report.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who holds ultimate power with a final say on foreign policy and Iran’s nuclear programme, sought to reassure Iranians, saying there would be no disruption to state affairs. #iran #trending
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