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1 – Gasht-e Ershad, also known as the Guidance Patrol or Morality Police, is an Islamic religious police force and vice squad within the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are responsible for upholding Islamic dress codes, particularly ensuring that women in Iran wear hijabs, as part of their enforcement of Sharia law. Since its formation in 2005, the Guidance Patrol has faced accusations of human rights abuses, including harassment, beatings, and arbitrary arrests.
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Woman Life Freedom Movement: Iran 2022
This exhibit preserves part of the digital art from the Woman, Life, Freedom movement of Iran following the police killing of Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022.
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- Creator of work
- Mokhtar Jozani, Reza
- Language
- Persian
- Geographic Origin
- Iran
- Geographic Subject
- Iran
- Subject
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- Human and civil rights
- Collective memory
- Freedom of expression
- Human rights
- Political violence
- Women's rights
- Minorities, ethnic and racial groups
- Minorities
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