Jeanne Menjoulet
Iran will amend its law requiring the hijab, according to Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, the country's attorney general. The attorney general stated that "both the parliament and the judiciary are working [on this matter]," but did not explain what specific changes would be made to the document.
The moral police will also no longer exist, according to the attorney general, as it "has nothing to do with the judiciary".
The republican and Islamic roots of Iran are established in the constitution, according to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, but "there are means of executing the constitution that can be flexible."
Four years after the Islamic Revolution, in 1983, all women in Iran were required to wear the hijab. Iran enacted a new hijab and chastity law in July 2022, requiring women to cover their hair, neck, and shoulders with a headscarf. Violators were subject to morality police detention.
Iranian protests broke out in September in response to the passing of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been held by the morality police. She was charged with breaking Islamic law.
Human rights advocates claim that more than 450 demonstrators, 60 security agents, and more than 18,000 people were detained as a result of the demonstrations. At least 448 deaths were reported by Iranian Human Rights, compared to 200 reported by Iranian officials.
source: reuters.com
The moral police will also no longer exist, according to the attorney general, as it "has nothing to do with the judiciary".
The republican and Islamic roots of Iran are established in the constitution, according to Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, but "there are means of executing the constitution that can be flexible."
Four years after the Islamic Revolution, in 1983, all women in Iran were required to wear the hijab. Iran enacted a new hijab and chastity law in July 2022, requiring women to cover their hair, neck, and shoulders with a headscarf. Violators were subject to morality police detention.
Iranian protests broke out in September in response to the passing of Mahsa Amini, 22, who had been held by the morality police. She was charged with breaking Islamic law.
Human rights advocates claim that more than 450 demonstrators, 60 security agents, and more than 18,000 people were detained as a result of the demonstrations. At least 448 deaths were reported by Iranian Human Rights, compared to 200 reported by Iranian officials.
source: reuters.com
