Security forces have killed at least 201 people in unrest following the death in custody of a woman arrested for breaking strict hijab rules. Now people honk car horns supporting any women they see not covered up. Protests against the security forces are in the evening and afternoon in different locations. At night, those who do not leave their houses shout ‘down with the dictator’ out of their windows in big and smaller cities. The protests are not just about women wearing the hijab; that was just the spark. They have always been about basic human rights. Iranians have always wanted what westerners might take for granted as a normal life. A protester said, ‘We want life, liberty, justice, accountability, freedom of choice and assembly, a free press. We want access to our basic human rights and an inclusive government that is actually elected by the people through a proper election and that works for the people.’ See also
Iran: increasingly tense atmosphere
Written by David Fletcher 13 Oct 2022Additional Info
- Pray: for a veto on the hijab laws, and for sanctions from other nations to cause Iran’s leaders to respect the human rights of Iranian citizens. (Proverbs 16:11)
- More: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63227238