Even as Iran continues to be at the centre of global criticism and nationwide protests, the country’s Revolutionary Guards called on the Islamic Republic’s judiciary to prosecute “those who spread false news and rumours” about the woman whose death in police custody has triggered the protests.
Protesters in Tehran and other Iranian cities torched police stations and vehicles earlier in the day as public outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, last week showed no signs of easing.
Protesters in Tehran and other Iranian cities torched police stations and vehicles as unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by the morality police intensified, with reports of security forces coming under attack https://t.co/k3bRIwx6v4 pic.twitter.com/1cNWvO9w80
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According to media sources, Amini was tortured while being held in detention after being detained by Iran's morality police for donning "unsuitable clothes." Three days later, Amini passed away. However, the Iranian authorities have denied mistreating Amini and claim that she passed away from a heart attack. The event is being looked into, according to the authorities.
Protesters in Tehran and other Iranian cities torched police stations and vehicles as unrest triggered by the death of a woman detained by the morality police intensified, with reports of security forces coming under attack https://t.co/k3bRIwx6v4 pic.twitter.com/1cNWvO9w80
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In addition to expressing their condolences to Amini's family and friends, the Guards said in a statement, "We have ordered the judiciary to identify and take swift action against those who propagate false information on social media and in public, endangering the psychological safety of society."
The morality police in Iran have also been sanctioned by the US, which has been accused of breaching the rights of nonviolent Iranian demonstrators and abusing Iranian women. The Treasury also stated that sanctions had been placed on Iran's intelligence minister as well as the leaders of the morality police and ground units of the Iranian army. It blamed the morality police for Amini's demise.
Over the past four days, protests have escalated into public defiance of the government, with women taking to the streets to remove their headscarves, Iranians burning trash and calling for the downfall of the Islamic Republic itself. "Death to the tyrant!" was a common cry at protests.
The protests over Amini’s death are the biggest in the Islamic Republic since 2019, suggest foreign media reports.
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