'Basij get lost!' Female protesters heckle morality police in Iran
Video shared online appears to show a group of female protesters in black chanting ‘Basij get lost’ to a man at a podium in the Iranian city of Shiraz on 4 October. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Iran's theocratic rulers have faced the biggest protests in years since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd detained for allegedly violating the country’s laws on clothing. Within hours of Amini's funeral in Saqez on 17 September, thousands of Iranians poured into the streets across the country in protest. Iran's supreme leader later gave his backing to security forces confronting the protests. The Basij, formally known as the Organisation for the Mobilisation of the Oppressed, enforce Iran’s Islamic social codes, acting as a morality police at checkpoints and parks, at other times crushing protests. Iran to investigate death of schoolgirl in early days of protests ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/05/iran-investigation-death-schoolgirl-nika-shakrami-protests-crackdown Watch: Moment Swedish lawmaker cuts her hair in protest against Iranian regime during EU assembly ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/oct/05/moment-swedish-lawmaker-cut-her-hair-in-protest-against-iranian-regime-during-eu-assembly-video Are the protests in Iran just doomed to flare and then be crushed? ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/05/protests-iran-violence-leaderless-movement-young-women The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #MahsaAmini #Protests #Shiraz #Hijab #MoralityPolice #Iran
