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Iran has deployed female special forces to its streets for the first time in a desperate bid to quell mass protests that erupted over a young woman dying after a beating at the hands of morality police.
The elite commando unit was dispatched to patrol streets with photographers to catch protest ringleaders, as human rights groups said the death toll from the unrest had risen to 31.
The death of Mahsa Amini, who was allegedly beaten by morality police for improper dress before she fell into a coma, has led to unprecedented demonstrations across the country. Failing to wear a headscarf has been illegal in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Colonel Heydari, the female commando unit's leader, confirmed in a video released on Thursday that female troops were being deployed at public protests for the first time.
When asked by reporters if the presence of female commandos would only fuel the unrest, he responded: "The arrival of our women's police force is to bring peace. I'm sorry to see other women in these protests carrying out illegal actions that are inconsistent with social rules."
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: putnam6
Female special forces and Iran are words I never thought I'd see so close to together but we learn something new every day.
originally posted by: Zrtst
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originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: putnam6
I sure hope those special forces women are wearing their headscarves!
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: putnam6
I sure hope those special forces women are wearing their headscarves!
originally posted by: vNex92
a reply to: putnam6
Why no such protests agaisnt improper dress in Saudi Arabia despite being a dictatorship? women are beaten in jails and yet no protests...
I suppose if you are a vassal state to the US you can be a dictator.
originally posted by: Lysergic
a reply to: putnam6
Yeah blame us, not their society.
Good logic.
originally posted by: vNex92
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: putnam6
I sure hope those special forces women are wearing their headscarves!
As they are in Saudi Arabia and other gulf states and how come there are no protests over there on that issue of the headscarves?