Iran protests: Fury over Iran police sex assault video

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Source: BBC

Iran protests: Fury over Iran police sex assault video

14 October 2022

By Pouya Ghorbani
BBC Persian Social Media

A video of anti-riot forces sexually assaulting a female protester whilst trying to arrest her in broad daylight has provoked fury on social media.

Users voiced outrage, with many calling for "justice" and the resignation of the police chief. Some pro-government users also condemned the perpetrators.

Despite blocks on some social media tools, Iranians are still managing to share powerful images of the protests.

The country has been rocked by the most intense unrest in decades.

The protests erupted last month when anger over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini boiled over. Officials say she died from an underlying health condition, but her family say she died after being beaten by morality police.

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1. The "morality police" raping women because they want to be treated like human beings.