News Forum - Rage in Iran after young woman dies in custody, protestors killed

[Thaiger]

Iran has been reeling ever since a young woman died after being arrested by the country’s “morality police” on September 13. The woman, 22 year old Mahsa Amini, was arrested while on holiday with her family, who had travelled to the capital of Tehran from their home in the Kurdistan region. Morality police arrested her for supposedly not wearing her hijab properly.  According to the United Nations OHCHR, there are reports that Mahsa was beaten on the head with a baton, and her head was banged against a vehicle. Iranian authorities have stated that she died of natural causes. Now, […]

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[Smiler]

Poor woman was beaten and died as a result of the morality police not agreeing how she was wearing her clothes? What century do these people live in? They are stuck in the Middle Ages with beliefs that are based on absolutely nothing like every other religion just some stupid idea that is brain washed into them when they are children. I hope the people of Iran fight until they get their lives back from these crazy religious zealots. 

[Rookiescot]

Before the Islamic Revolution (its the religion of peace remember) Iran was a progressive country where men and women were largely equal. At the time the middle east was pretty peaceful.

However once the religious fundamentalists took over in Iran and in other middle eastern countries the place has descended into hell.

[TheDirtyDurian]

Such a shame the mad mullahs in Iran still hold sway. Met many Iranians over the years, well educated and articulate people.

Perhaps in time they can follow Saudi Arabia's lead and remove any morality, religious police from public life.