CNN —Iran’s morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported Sunday, 10 months after the death of a young woman in their custody triggered nationwide protests.
Saeid Montazeralmahdi, spokesman for Iran’s enforcement body, Faraja, said police will restart vehicle and foot patrols across the country from Sunday, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
Authorities responded violently to suppress the months-long movement, during which witnesses said the morality police had virtually disappeared from the streets of Tehran.
The morality police have access to power, arms and detention centers and control over “re-education centers,” Human Rights Watch told CNN last year.
The centers act like detention facilities, where women – and sometimes men – are taken into custody for failing to comply with the state’s rules on modesty.
Persons:
Saeid Montazeralmahdi, Amini, Vahid, –
Organizations:
CNN, Authorities, “, Rights Watch, European Union
Locations:
Fars, Tehran, Iran, United States