The authorities of the country have restricted internet services to control the protests against the death of Mahsha Amini over the hijab issue in Iran. The United States has decided to relax the ban on Iran’s Internet services in protest against the Iranian government’s decision.
This information is said in a BBC report.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, ‘We are going to help ensure that the Iranian people are not isolated and in the dark. Relaxing software controls will allow American technology companies to expand their business in Iran.’
At least 50 people have been killed in ongoing protests across the country demanding a fair trial in the death of Mahsha Amini.
On September 15, 22-year-old Mahsha Amini was arrested by the morality police of the country for violating the hijab law. Then he was sent to the police detention camp. Mahsha Amini died last Friday after being in a coma for three days.
According to police, Mahsha Amini died of heart attack. However, eyewitnesses alleged that Mahsha Amini was tortured while being taken to the police van. That’s why he died.
There are massive demonstrations and protests in 80 cities of the country in protest of this incident. Law and order forces have taken strict action to quell the protests. The number of casualties in their firing is increasing every day.
The Iranian government is trying to control social media to control the protests. Already the network activities of various mobile companies have been slowed down. Efforts are being made to control the use of other media including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram. Despite this, the intensity of the protests continues to increase.
Hijab has been compulsory for women since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. This dress code is strictly enforced by the country’s moral police.
But for the past few years, there has been a strong reaction to the implementation of dress code rules by various people, especially young women, around the various activities of the moral police. In various videos published on social media, policemen often force women into police vehicles.
In 2017, dozens of women took off their hijabs in public to protest. Then the authorities took strict action against them.
(September 24)