Filmmakers, athletes, musicians and actors have supported the demonstrations, and many saw it as a sign the national football team remained in their black tracksuits before a match against Senegal in Vienna. “We will take action against those celebrities who have fanned the flames of the riots,” Tehran Provincial governor Mohsin Mansoori said, ISNA news agency.
Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni AZE similarly alleged that “those who became famous for their support from the system joined the enemy in difficult times”. The warning comes after nearly two weeks of protests across Iran.
Public anger flared up after 22-year-old Kurdish woman Amini was arrested on September 16 for allegedly violating Iran’s strict rules for women. Hijab Headscarf. “Woman, Life, Freedom!” In Iran’s largest demonstrations in nearly three years, protesters have since raised the slogans. ,
President Ibrahim Raisi warned that despite the “sadness and sorrow” over Amini’s death, public safety “is the red line of the Islamic Republic of Iran and no one is allowed to break the law and create chaos”. The president said the nation was ready to review how it enforces strict Islamic laws – but not the values that underpin them. “We must follow the best practices for the implementation of the law – every law,” Raisi said.
Iran on Thursday arrested reporter Ilahe Mohammadi, who covered Amini’s funeral, his lawyer said, the latest of a growing number of journalists being detained. Iran also criticized “interference” by France in its internal affairs on a statement in support of the rallies. agencies