Stand against the Islamic Republic’s attack on women in Iran Compulsory veiling is imposed on women in Iraq after the occupation by the US military.
With the threat of US military attack on Iran, women’ struggle against compulsory veiling is under extensive suppression.

Recently another intense threat against women has been started. The Authorities have stated that each Hezbollhy (Islamic government’s supportive) in the society has religious duty to threat or punish women who are not wearing a “proper Islamic veil”. At the same time in the news there was a report that the bodies of five women and one girl who had been tortured and strangled with rope were found in south of Tehran. These cases maybe the beginnings of chain murder of women in Iran. Also, Talaei, one of the Islamic republic’s authority figures, announced that the police forces have prepared 50 Ershad units for the investigation, arrest and punishment of any women who is caught not following Islamic rules.
The regime’s hijab police are also responsible for the death of numerous women in the past years. They are also fueling the fire by rallying against “badly veiled women” and are demanding punishment for them. After Ahmady Nejad reaches the power, women continue to resist and trample Islamic rules by not wearing the “proper Islamic veil”. Islamic authorities are not able to defeat this resistance. Nevertheless the military threat from the United States and the risk of UN sanctions against Iran, has given the Islamic Republic an opportunity to practice its plans for suppressing people. In this way, the Unites States threats have become a blessing for Islamic republic. In 1981, the Islamic republic imposed the compulsory veil on women under the threat of executing thousands people by strangulation. Now with the possibility of United States military strike, the Islamic Republic wants to destroy more than two decades of people’s resistance. Moreover, they want to suppress the disobedience and objections of militant women and men.
The Organization for Emancipation of Women is calling on the people of Iran to stand against the Hezbola’s attack on women to defeat the Islamic regime’s oppressive agenda. People’s resistance against the Islamic regime can neutralize both United States threats and also the advantages that the Islamic regime plans to gain from it.
We must defeat the Regime with extensive struggle and protests against all attacks on women’s rights. Also by not wearing veil or improper veiling, we can resist regime’s attacks. It is natural that the young men must also support women’s struggle and stand against Hezbola.
OEW has informed Amnesty International of the murder and attack of women, and has requested an immediate act from their organization.
The Organization for Emancipation of Women
April 21.2006