Maryam Takhtkeshian / Wikipedia
Iranian young people watch a football game from Iran’s national team against Germany
Iran’s National Security Council has disallowed Parliament and suspended the application of a controversial law that forces women to use hijab, the Islamic scarf in public.
The President of the Iranian Parliament, Mohamed bagher ghalibafconfirmed this Sunday a decision of the Security Council that replaces the measure, which was approved last year by the majority of extremist deputies who compose the Iranian Assembly.
However, the Iranian Security Council It is the highest decision body of the country and, according to the country’s constitution, can reverse Parliament’s decisions and even from the government.
“The Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council informed us in writing that The Hijab Law will not be promulgated for now”Said the president of Parliament in a statement released by the Newkhab News Portal, and quoted by Europe Press.
The law imposes heavy fines, the withdrawal of public services and, in case of recurrence, prison sentences to women who do not cover their hair in public.
Until Ghalibaf’s announcement, The law was being reviewed after several episodes of protest and under reservations of the reformist president of the country ,.
Elected almost a year ago, Pezeshkian is a well -known Democratwith a work history as Minister of Health in the government of reformist Mohammad Khatami, between 2001 and 2005. Recently, He strongly criticized the repression Brutal of popular mass manifestations in 2018 and 2022.
Opposition to the law, which Parliament has insisted on applying to “defend once and for all Islamic values of the West cultural invasion,” has grown in recent years with the motto “Women, Life, Freedom” following the death of the Iranian Kurdish. Mahsa Aminiin the fall of 2022.
The Kurdish young woman died due The injuries suffered while in custody of the Morality Police for allegedly having Violate the clothing code Islamic in improperly using the head scarf.
Despite presenting several blows on the headthe Iranian authorities claimed at the time that the young woman died after being taken to the hospital following a heart attack.
The decision of the National Security Council is welcome. But for Mahsa Amini, that in 2023 the Sakharov prize for freedom of thought, arrived too late.
