Protests in Iranian parliament; Anti-hijab demonstration continues, speaker said

Tehran

The anti-hijab movement continues in Iran as well as in many countries. At the same time, the Iranian government believes that due to the strictness of the police, the movement in society is getting weaker.

During the Parliament session on Sunday, MPs raised slogans of ‘Thank you Police’ to take strict action against the protesters. In a widely circulated video by Iranian state media, lawmakers are seen chanting “the blood flowing in our veins is a gift to our leader” in support of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parliament session.

At the same time, according to the AP, Speaker of the Parliament Mohammad Baghar Qualibaf warned on Sunday that the ongoing protests following the death of Mahsa Amin could destabilize the country.

He said that the present protest was aimed at toppling the government, whereas the teachers’ agitation earlier was about reforms.

It is noteworthy that other separatist armed insurgents have also waged a struggle amid protests that started after the death in police custody of Kurdish girl Mehsa Amini, who was arrested for not wearing a hijab.

The United Nations said on Saturday that the 85-year-old Iranian-American Bakar Namazi, who was detained in Iran on charges of espionage in 2016, was allowed to leave the country for a week for medical treatment abroad, the AP news agency reported. Has been. Namazi formerly worked for the United Nations Children’s Agency.

Police fired rubber bullets when they protested in front of the Iranian embassy in Bern, Switzerland, to support the movement against the hijab in Iran, AP news agency reported.

Tension escalated after two men shot down the Iranian flag at the Iranian embassy. Police said no one was injured in the incident on Saturday. The police had to use rubber bullets to disperse the huge crowd.