Iranian Activists Call Three-Day Strike and New Demonstrations Wednesday in Tehran

MADRID, 5 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Iranian activists have called for a strike and a new wave of demonstrations starting this Monday in the framework of the mobilizations that have been taking place for almost three months to denounce the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, detained by the 'Iranian police'. morality' for allegedly wearing the veil badly.

Several activists have published through the social network Twitter the call for the protests, which includes avoiding purchases for three days and will have its epicenter in a demonstration on Wednesday in Tehran's Azadi square.

The call for the protests comes after Iran's attorney general, Mohamad Javad Montazeri, pointed to the possible dissolution of the 'morality police', although state media have subsequently qualified the announcement and said there is no confirmation. official.

Montazeri said on Saturday that "the 'morality police' have been dismantled by the same people who created it," adding that the judicial apparatus had no control over it, in a message apparently intended to calm the protesters' spirits after the demonstrations, which have left more than 400 dead, according to various NGOs.

However, the state television channel Al Alam later criticized the Western media for having interpreted Montazeri's statements as "a withdrawal by the Islamic Republic of its position on the hijab and religious morality as a result of the riots. "No official from the Islamic Republic of Iran has said that the Irshad Patrol -- the 'morality police' -- has been nullified," the broadcaster said.

The dissolution of the "morality police" and a process of reform and democratization of the Iranian authorities have been some of the main requests of the demonstrators, who denounce the repression suffered by the population, which is also plunged into a serious economic crisis.