Citizens were told not to shop in stores for the next three days to prevent money from circulating in Iran’s banking system
Iran has been rocked by protests following the death of Masha Amini, of Kurdish origin, after she was detained by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly, exposing some tufts of her hair.
The call for new demonstrations was made at a time when the country’s leadership has reportedly decided to abolish the morality police, as announced yesterday, Sunday, by the country’s attorney general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.
However, observers believe that this announcement is essentially an attempt to appease the protesters ahead of the planned three-day demonstrations.
Iranian activists have called for a new wave of protests starting today aimed at inflicting economic damage on the Islamic Republic, which has been rocked by nationwide unrest for more than two months.
Citizens were told not to shop in stores for the next three days in order to prevent money from circulating in the Iranian banking system.
According to activists, the aim is to keep as many shops as possible — mainly in financial centers — as well as outdoor markets in major cities closed until Wednesday.
The morality police, known as the Ghast-e-Ersad (orientation patrols), were established under Iran’s ultraconservative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “to spread the culture of modesty and the hijab”.
It consists of men in green uniform and women wearing black chador, a garment that covers the head and upper body.
This police started its patrols in 2006.
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