Iranian authorities announce a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police return to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.
and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.last September, as authorities struggled to contain mass protests calling for the overthrow of the theocracy that has ruled Iran for over four decades.500 protesters were killed and nearly 20,000 detained
, according to the Norway based rights group, Iran Human Rights. But many women continued to flaunt the official dress code, especially in the capital, Tehran, and other cities. The morality police were only rarely seen patrolling the streets, and in December, there were even some reports — later denied — that they had been disbanded.
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