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April 28, 2024       Share:    

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/27/iran-women-sexual-assault-beaten-morality-police-crackdown/

Iranian Women Sexually Assaulted and Beaten in New Morality Police Crackdown

(Telegraph-UK) Akhtar Makoii - Iranian women are being sexually assaulted, tasered and beaten in a fresh morality police crackdown on those flouting Tehran's strict dress codes. Multiple videos posted online show women being bundled into the back of vehicles for infractions as minor as wearing a coat that is too short or too colorful. One woman recalled being approached by a group of plainclothes officers as she walked home. "One of them grabbed me by the hair and slammed me onto the ground." She was dragged inside a white van a few minutes later. Four other girls, all crying, were already in the vehicle. They were then taken to a police station where they found dozens of other women.

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