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Iranian Women Banned From Riding Motorcycles
The regime of the ayatollahs is known for its misogynist ideology, policies and laws against Iranian women. It did not take long after the first few days of the revolution for the regime to start systematically violating women’s rights. The first round of such policies was the obligatory hijab for women.
To ensure that women obey the obligatory hijab and the laws of the theocratic government, the regime mobilized several groups of repressive forces to the streets, set up units in schools, universities, and government and private offices tasked with controlling women and girls, and by granting special privileges to men, forced women to obey the laws that stifled their basic rights.
Femicide Is Free for Men Under the Mullahs’ Misogynistic Rule
Social media circulated the news of two counts of femicides in Iran in one day. On Friday, February 19, Fatemeh Sameti’s husband stabbed her to death using a knife and an ax. On the same day, Tahereh Shafii, 22, was murdered by her father-in-law.
Fatemeh Sameti was from Kermanshah. Social media users said she had long-time differences with her husband. But the actual motive for the murder is not clear. Her husband’s family told him to kill Fatemeh and they would pay for the blood money.
Iran: Coronavirus Fatalities Across the Country Is More Than 510,200
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) announced on Monday, February 21, 2022, that the COVID-19 fatalities in 547 cities across Iran are more than 510,200. The number of victims in Tehran has passed 119,405, Khorasan Razavi 40,965, Isfahan 35,460, Khuzestan 30,765, Fars 19,540, West Azerbaijan 19,198, East Azerbaijan 17,638, Alborz 14,823, Kerman 13,842, Golestan 11,045, Kermanshah 9,559, Hormozgan 8,505, Ardabil 6,525, Ilam 4,863, and South Khorasan 4,551.
While the COV ID-19 deaths have been rising due to the clerical regime’s criminal policies and practices, the health minister wrote a letter to the director-general of customs demanding the return of 820,000 doses of donated vaccines from Poland. According to Mehr news agency, in explaining the reason for the return of the vaccines, the head of the Health Ministry’s Public Relations Center said today, “Despite the initial paperwork, the 820,000 doses of vaccine originated from the United States.”
Read more: Iran News in Brief – February 21, 2022
