Australia has condemned the “deadly and disproportionate use of force” by authorities in Iran against protesters who have flooded the streets across the country following the death in custody of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini who was arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly.
Women are required to wear a hijab from the age of nine in Iran after the Iranian government implemented the law in 1983, reports RFERL. However, the rule is a contentious one, which has seen consistent pushback over the 43-year rule of the Islamic regime.
“We are alarmed by reports that dozens of people have been killed and many more injured, including teenagers, during heavy-handed measures Iranian authorities have implemented to crack down on ongoing protests,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Minister for Women Katy Gallagher said in a media statement on Sept. 27….