Masih Alinejad, the Iranian journalist and activist Tuesday slammed The New York Times (NYT) for spreading pretend information that the Iranian regime has disbanded the nation’s morality police. Several media retailers together with The New York Times had reported that Iran had abolished the morality police which enforces the Hijab legislation within the nation, after months of protests triggered by the demise of Mhasa Amini.
Denouncing western media retailers for disseminating deceptive info, the activist claimed that media retailers similar to NYT had been aiding the Iranian fascist authorities in spreading propaganda.
“The false news spread by @nytimes claiming victory for the so-called abolition of the morality police hurts the ongoing revolution. I told @ABCNewsLive that when dictatorships like the Iranian regime are in trouble, they spread propaganda and obfuscation,” Tweeted the Iranian journalist.
The false information unfold by @nytimes claiming victory for the so-called abolition of the morality police hurts the continuing revolution.
I instructed @ABCNewsReside that when dictatorships just like the Iranian regime are in bother, they unfold propaganda and obfuscation pic.twitter.com/xHXNMCSCEZ
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) December 6, 2022
She additionally shared a snippet of her interview with ABC News the place she stated, “We were shocked when we saw the title of New York Times saying this is a victory. What kind of victory? It was a total lie and disinformation. It was a propaganda move by the Islamic Republic. When dictators are shaken, they know how to use disinformation to mislead the rest of the world or to calm down the protesters within the society.”
The journalist, whereas criticising the Iranian authorities’s fascism and the media retailers that help it, acknowledged that on the identical day when information organizations like NYT reported that the morality police has been repealed, the Iranian authorities, actually, shut down an amusement park in Tehran just because an Iranian lady current was not sporting a veil.
Masih additionally asserted that the protests in Iran the place persons are dealing with weapons, and jailtime are usually not simply in regards to the morality police, however the folks wish to topple the Islamic regime.
The New York Times on December 4, 2022, quoted senior Iranian official Attorney General Mohammad Javad Montazeri as confirming that Iran had abolished the morality police.
Sharing the hyperlink of its report the place it quoted the Iranian official as confirming that morality police in Iran has been disbanded, NYT additionally Tweeted on December 4, “The decision, reported by state news outlets, appeared to be a significant victory for feminists who have sought for years to dismantle the morality police. Abolishing the force would have a major impact on Iran’s ability to police what women wear.”
The resolution, reported by state information retailers, seemed to be a big victory for feminists who’ve hunted for years to dismantle the morality police. Abolishing the drive would have a serious impression on Iran’s means to police what girls put on. https://t.co/or4yqJJz54 pic.twitter.com/8nJ49ktCoa
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 4, 2022
Following this, many media retailers worldwide reported that the Iranian authorities has determined to abolish its morality police, a bit of reports which has now been refuted by the Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
‘Morality police NOT abolished, the assertion was ambiguous ‘
It was later reported by some information retailers that the official whom NYT cited as saying the morality police shall be disbanded has himself rejected the claims. “No official authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran has confirmed the closure of the morality police”, acknowledged a media report.
Iranian officers later clarified that the assertion was misconstrued by media homes and that the morality police was not established by the Islamic regime’s judiciary within the first place however was a particular arm of the police, therefore it was as much as the police to accentuate or ‘reduce’ their outreach.
Update: Iran state tv is reporting that the morality police has positively NOT been eliminated. pic.twitter.com/uxl24v4cMt
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) December 4, 2022
Iranian girls protest in opposition to the Islamic nation’s draconian legislation of ‘Morality police’
Notably, Iran has been witnessing widespread protests in opposition to the Islamic regime.
The protests erupted on September 16 following the demise of Mhasa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish descent who had been detained by morality police for allegedly violating sharia legislation.
According to the studies, the incident is alleged to have occurred on September 13 when Amini, a local of Saghez, Iran, had travelled to Tehran for a pleasure journey. The lady was along with her brother Kiarash on the entrance to the Shahid Haghani Expressway when the ‘Morality Police’ arrived and arrested Amini for a one-hour ‘re-education class.’
Following her demise, widespread protests erupted within the Islamic nation protesting the Sharia legal guidelines and obligatory hijab for girls. Women the world over supported the motion by chopping their hair and burning their headscarves.
What is the morality police which enforces the Hijab legislation in Iran?
The morality police, the formal title of which is Gasht-e Ershad or “Guidance Patrol”, had been established in 2005 below hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to “spread the culture of modesty and hijab.” The police squad consisted of each female and male members that patrolled the streets and public locations to observe girls’s apparel. The Guidance Patrol groups arrest girls they assume are usually not appropriately dressed as per Islamic guidelines.
The girls discovered violating the morality codes are slapped within the face and overwhelmed with batons on the spot and pushed into police vans. They are taken to a correctional facility or police station, the place they’re lectured on tips on how to costume appropriately and are launched after recording the main points. The detained girls are additionally required to destroy their ‘inappropriate’ garments if relevant.