- Western media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, ran a headline claiming that Iran was abolishing its “morality police,” based upon an interpretation of a comment by an Iranian official.
- Iran’s morality police enforce the mandatory headscarf law and other strict measures that disproportionally impact women.
- State media has denied the abolition of the morality police.
- Iranian protesters and supporters of the demonstrations abroad fear that the misleading headlines create a false impression that the Iranian government is making sincere concessions to protestors.
