Women uncovered at marathon in Iran – investigation initiated

The Justice Department called for “firm, dissuasive and merciless” consequences. According to local media, Marathon on the holiday island of Kish More than 5,000 people took part on Friday. There were several runs Women reserved. As can be seen from images shared on online networks, some runners took part uncovered. In doing so they violated the Vveiling requirement for womenwhich has been in effect in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a good four decades.

Arrests after marathon

Authorities arrested two of the organizers on Saturday. The Iranian judiciary announced on its website that the two accused were an official in the Kish area and an employee of a private company that organized the race Scales Online with.

The Iranian News Agency Tasnim spoke of a “complete lack of oversight.” This led to “disregard of the clothing regulations by a large proportion of the participants”.

Iran: More and more women ignore laws based on religion

For a few years now, more and more women in Iran have been ignoring the requirement to wear a veil. Many people travel on the country’s roads with only a loose-fitting scarf on their heads or without a veil at all. Many Islamic clerics and conservative politicians in Iran this development infuriates.

More than half of Iranian MPs this week accused the judiciary of being too lax in dealing with ongoing violations of the law Clothing regulations to proceed. Justice chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei then spoke out on Thursday in favor of decisive action against the violations.

The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian However, he is of the opinion that a woman cannot be forced to wear the veil. His government refused to pass a law passed by parliament that would impose harsh penalties for violations of clothing regulations.

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