President says he has ordered an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22. Read more at straitstimes.com.
DUBAI - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that"acts of chaos" are not acceptable, in a warning to protesters who haveto vent their fury over the death of a woman in the custody of the morality police.
Women have played a prominent role in the demonstrations, waving and burning their veils, with some cutting their hair in public in a direct challenge to clerical leaders. Protesters in Teheran and other cities torched police stations and vehicles as public outrage over the death showed no signs of abating, with reports of security forces coming under attack."We have requested the judiciary to identify those who spread false news and rumours on social media as well as on the street and who endanger the psychological safety of society and to deal with them decisively," said the Guards, who have cracked down on protests in the past.
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