The Latest Breaking News from Mahsa Amini

Iranian government vows to execute activists amid new wave of protests

The death of Mahsa Amini in September continues to trigger widespread protests across the country

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

Iranian City Shops Shut after Strike Call, Judiciary Blames ‘Rioters’

Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, while the head of the judiciary blamed what he called "rioters" for threatening shopkeepers. Iran has been rocked by nationwide unrest following the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

Iranian city shops shut after strike call, judiciary blames 'rioters'

Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, while the head of the judiciary blamed what he called "rioters" for threatening shopkeepers.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Protest-Hit Iran Abolishes Morality Police

Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, an official said Sunday. Women-led protests, labelled "riots" by the authorities, have swept Iran since the 22-year-old Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

Iran disbanding morality police

Many women in Iran view the disbanding as a tactic to calm uprisings and are wary of what's to come

Salon · Dec 4, 2022

Iran’s morality police disbanded after death of Mahsa Amini sparks revolution

Iran’s morality police have been reportedly shut down months after Mahsa Amini was killed in their custody having been detained for not wearing a headscarf.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2022

Iranian protesters call for three-day strike as pressure on regime builds

State media distance themselves from claim ‘morality police’ have been shut down after Mahsa Amini death

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Iran Protesters Call For Three-Day Strike from Monday

Protesters in Iran called on Sunday a three-day strike this week as they seek to maintain pressure on authorities over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, with protests planned on the day President Ebrahim Raisi is due to address students in Tehran. Raisi is expected to visit Tehran University…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

Iran to review mandatory headscarf law following Mahsa Amini protests

Iran said it was reviewing a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2022

Iran abolishes 'morality police' after months of protests over young woman's death

Iran's morality police which was attached to Iranian law enforcement has been scrapped following months of protest over their brutal role

Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022