A Government Official Says Iran Has Abolished Its Morality Police But Protesters Don’t Buy It

A senior member of Iran’s government has suggested the controversial “morality police” — the unit of officers who police women’s dress to ensure it is sufficiently modest — has been disbanded. But activists are sceptical of any claims made by the regime, especially as pressure from protestors grows. According to BBC, Iran’s attorney general Mohamed Jafar Montazeri

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Iran's regime media have also been quick at work, clarifying the the issue and denying that Guidance Patrol has been shut.

— Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی (@arash_tehran) December 4, 2022

Please note that as I said above, Montazeri DID say "they launched it and they shut it themselves" so this is why the world media has been quick to report that the GP has been "shut."

But this is at best a very unclear and inconclusive remark uttered in the middle of a presser

— Arash Azizi آرش عزیزی (@arash_tehran) December 4, 2022

“Just because the government has decided to dismantle morality police, it doesn’t mean the protests are ending,” one Iranian woman told the BBC World Service’s Newshour program.

“Even the government saying the hijab is a personal choice is not enough.

“People know Iran has no future with this government in power. We will see more people from different factions of Iranian society, moderate and traditional, coming out in support of women to get more of their rights back.”

To international media:

1) abolishing morality police in Iran is disinformation but it shows the fear of the regime.

2) Regime’s empty promises are a sign of desperation that the uprising continues

3) People are united in their demand for an end to Islamic Republic#MahsaAmini

— Masih Alinejad (@AlinejadMasih) December 4, 2022

“We, the protesters, don’t care about no hijab no more. We’ve been going out without it for the past 70 days,” another protestor said.

“A revolution is what we have. Hijab was the start of it and we don’t want anything, anything less, but death for the dictator and a regime change.”

Activists have also pointed out that while the morality police (which is just one unit of the force) may or may not be abolished, the laws used to arrest women for immodest clothing still remain — so really, there would be no systemic change and the fight remains.

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