Morality Police Archives

Iran’s morality police have terrorized women for decades. Who are they?

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — A young Iranian woman was pulled off the streets of Tehran by the country’s notorious morality police and taken to a “re-education center” for lessons in modesty last week. Three days later, she was dead. The government has strongly rejected responsibility for 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death, but the news has …

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Egypt Independent September 21, 2022

Five people killed in Iran in protests over death of woman in police custody, human rights group says

Five people have been killed by Iranian security forces during protests that were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, who was being held in police custody, according to a human rights monitor. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a Norwegian-registered organization monitoring rights violations in Iran, said five people were fatally shot during demonstrations in …

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Egypt Independent September 21, 2022

Woman, 22, dies after falling into coma while in custody of Iran’s morality police

A 22-year-old Iranian woman has died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police earlier this week, Iran’s semi-official Etemad Online website reported, quoting her uncle. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, Iranian state news agency ISNA reported on Friday. On Tuesday evening, Mahsa Amini and her family, …

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Egypt Independent September 17, 2022