Glasgow councillors have expressed solidarity with women in Iran who are taking part in anti-government protests.
Mass protests have been held across the country since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody last month. She had been detained by Iran’s ‘morality police’ for allegedly violating the strict hijab law.
Women are fighting for basic freedoms, including the ability to speak and dress as they choose. But the country’s security forces have been cracking down on protesters, with human rights groups reporting around 200 people have been killed and many more injured.
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In a statement, Glasgow Labour's women councillors said: “We stand in solidarity with women in Iran and all over the world that are suffering persecution for how they choose to dress.
“Glasgow is the most ethnically diverse city in Scotland that is open to people of all faiths and none and women are free to exercise their choice on how they dress.
“A woman’s choice on how she dresses is her right and a human right. It is a sad day when how women dress is defined and enforced by law.”
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has claimed the “riots” have been engineered by the United States and Israel.
Many women in Iran, including schoolgirls, have been removing their headscarves in protest.
Glasgow Labour’s deputy leader, Cllr Soryia Siddique, said: “The situation in Iran is deeply disturbing.
“Glasgow Labour women councillors are sending a message of solidarity to women in Iran and all over the world. We see and hear your pain, women’s rights are human rights.”
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