Why Are Iranians Protesting Again?
Summary by NewsWall Apr 22 23
- "They Have Nothing to Lose": Why Are Iranian Youth Rising Up Again?
- During Mr. Raisi's predecessor, the reformist Hassan Rouhani's reign, the morality police were discouraged from enforcing Iran's frequently draconian regulations against women, including the demand that they wear the hijab in public in the right fashion, completely covering their hair.
- This resulted in young women exhibiting more hair, especially in religiously strict cities like Qum.
- Women who choose to wear the hijab have started solidarity campaigns on social media, criticizing the strict enforcement of the laws, and a prominent religious leader has stated the morality police are just driving young women away from Islam.
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- The protesters had violated the school's rules and policies against unauthorized demonstrations and were not willing to engage with administrators.
- The university began suspending students who participated in the protest encampment. At least three students, including Isra Hirsi, Maryam Iqbal, and Soph Dinu, have received suspension notices.
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