Horror vids show Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ snatching women off street & bundling them into vans for ‘wearing jeans’
HORRIFIC videos have shown Iran's twisted "Morality Police" snatching women off the street in their latest draconian dress code crackdown.
Those flouting Tehran's laws can be sexually assaulted, tasered and beaten for infractions as minor as wearing jeans in public.
One video from Tehran shows a woman surrounded by roughly a dozen officers, with two women smacking her face and two men dragging her into a van.
In another, a woman is heard asking, "Let me put on [my headscarf]" while a male officer tases her.
Under the code name "Noor," which means "light" in Farsi, the Islamic Republic has begun a huge new crackdown on anyone who disobeys its strict dress restrictions for women.
The most recent harsh restrictions went into effect on April 13, just hours before Iran launched hundreds of suicide drones and missiles at Israel.
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Online outlets have also been subject to the crackdown. Numerous women who spoke about their experiences were taken into custody by the police, and hundreds of Instagram posts were taken down.
Even more surprising, some women themselves have appeared to have joined the retrograde police force, with young Iranians calling them "bats".
Women working with authorities are more frequently seen wearing the full hijab, which is regarded by Iranian leaders as the most modest style of clothing.
They are a part of a new enforcement group called "Ambassadors of Kindness" by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is assisting in enforcing strict restrictions and silencing criticism, an expert told .
Iranian women told The Telegraph about being sexually abused and having their access to public places like universities, cafes and tube stations restricted because they don't wear headscarves or are wearing tight trousers.
The death of Mahsa Amini
Women are increasingly going public without the headscarf since the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was detained for wearing her hijab "improperly.
The 37-year-old reportedly died in police custody after being arrested.
But the circumstances surrounding her death remain controversial, with conflicting reports from authorities and activists
Her case highlighted issues of women's rights and police brutality in Iran.
Following Amini's death, there were protests around the country, and the morality police's white vans temporarily vanished.
But they have now returned with furious force.
Iran's police chief, Ahmadreza Radan, said on Tuesday that the latest crackdown will be carried out with "force and precision."