Protests in Iran

[Meridian]

According to the BBC, the Iranian Attorney General has said that the morality police will be disbanded. And that the law requiring women to wear the hijab `will be looked at'.

Not clear what it means, as the morality police are under the interior ministry.

The article also includes quotes from protestors basically saying even if true, this is too little too late to stop the protests.

 

[dudalb]

According to the BBC, the Iranian Attorney General has said that the morality police will be disbanded. And that the law requiring women to wear the hijab `will be looked at'.

Not clear what it means, as the morality police are under the interior ministry.

The article also includes quotes from protestors basically saying even if true, this is too little too late to stop the protests.

Way too little and far too late.
The rule of the ayatollahs is, and probably always has been, more oppresive then that of the Shah.

 

[Chanakya]

According to the BBC, the Iranian Attorney General has said that the morality police will be disbanded. And that the law requiring women to wear the hijab `will be looked at'.

Not clear what it means, as the morality police are under the interior ministry.

The article also includes quotes from protestors basically saying even if true, this is too little too late to stop the protests.

Way too little and far too late.
The rule of the ayatollahs is, and probably always has been, more oppresive then that of the Shah.

Too little, too late. And all lies anyway. They'll be back once this all quietens down.

But still, not bad. Despite all odds the protests achieved this much. It's no use, this much, no use unless the whole rotten structure is overthrown. But still, although futile (so far at least); but not bad at all, to have compelled those murderous religious zealots to grant this much at least. It shows there's hope yet, faint but there, of these sacrifices maybe, just maybe, bearing fruit, showing tangible results.

 

[Wildy]

According to the BBC, the Iranian Attorney General has said that the morality police will be disbanded. And that the law requiring women to wear the hijab `will be looked at'.

Not clear what it means, as the morality police are under the interior ministry.

The article also includes quotes from protestors basically saying even if true, this is too little too late to stop the protests.

I suspect that the role of the morality police will end up being quietly folded into the remit of another organisation.

 

[The Don]

I suspect that the role of the morality police will end up being quietly folded into the remit of another organisation.

My thoughts exactly, a sop to the urban middle-classes to get them off the streets whilst continuing to appeal to the majority urban poor who are perfectly happy with the ayatollahs' rule.