With intentional and flagrant disregard, and perhaps on higher orders, the Iranian newspapers issued today, Tuesday, September 20, refrained from covering the large protests that took place in several Iranian cities, especially the capital Tehran, on Monday, to denounce the killing of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, at the hands of the Iranian police last Thursday.
It seems that the course of the protests has begun to take on a more comprehensive character. As the demonstrations are no longer limited to denouncing the killing of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, but – and the slogans confirm this – their demands have become broader than the accountability of the negligent in the accident to include the abolition of the laws of “compulsory hijab”, but more than that, as the demand reached to overthrow the regime, and hold its leaders represented by the Iranian guide accountable. , Ali Khamenei, who the demonstrators continue to chant slogans directed at him, such as: “Death to the dictator” and “Our shame is our shame…our foolish guide.”
Although the newspapers ignored these protests, they could not ignore the issue of the murder of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, as the incident is still the talk of the Iranian street today, and that is why the reformist newspapers – which claim to represent popular demands neglected by the ruling authority led by the fundamentalist movement – tried to try to Its publications today emphasize demands that have become secondary to Iranian citizens, such as: “dissolving the guidance patrols” and “abolishing the compulsory veil law,” as the Iranian street today sees the problem in the existence of this regime and its wrong policies pursued for more than 4 decades.
The newspaper “Sazandeki” referred to the “moral police”, and said that the crisis caused by the “morality police” had become a threat to the entire system, and quoted the human rights expert, Mahmoud Alizadeh, as saying that the issue of the veil in Iranian society has turned into a form of political protest, which is no longer It is easy to meet and deal with.
As for the government-issued “Iran” newspaper, not only did it ignore yesterday’s demonstrations, as all other Iranian newspapers did, but also tried to distort these protests after describing them as “skirmishes”, and the enemies’ attempts to make Iran’s Kurdistan province unsafe, as it put it.
The newspaper also accused the protesters in Kurdistan province of being separatists and anarchists.
The other topic that had a share of Iranian newspapers’ attention today is the participation of the Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, in the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. at this important annual meeting.
Some newspapers hope that this visit will lead to a formula for resolving Iran’s crisis nuclear file, after the nuclear negotiations in Vienna reached a dead end.
We now read the details of some of the topics in today’s newspapers:
“Etimad”: The necessity of forming an independent fact-finding committee to find out the causes of Mahsa Amini’s death
The human rights researcher, Ali Najafi Tuana, called for the formation of a fact-finding committee in the case of Mahsa Amini and her death in a police station, and stressed the need for this committee to be made up of independent judges who start studying the issue from the beginning of the arrest until the moment of death, to then submit a clear and clear report to public opinion. .
The writer emphasized that Iranian public opinion is affected by the death of Mahsa Amini, and wants to know the truth. He added that any report by the Public Prosecution or an investigation committee appointed by the President of the Republic will not be useful for citizens, because they consider these bodies and institutions to be impartial, and do not enjoy sufficient independence that qualifies them to submit an impartial and honest report.
Hum Mehen: Attempt to acquit the police raises suspicions of its involvement
As for the writer, Ali Mojtahedzadeh, in an interview with the newspaper “Ham Mehen”, criticized the press conference of the Tehran police chief, in which he denied the police’s involvement in the death of Mahsa Amini. Her innocence is before the court, not in front of the media.
The human rights writer added that these attitudes increase doubts about whether there are efforts and attempts to influence the course of Mahsa Amini’s file in the judiciary and legal courts.
“Asia”: “legitimacy” and “effectiveness” are two main challenges facing the Iranian regime after four decades of its existence
While the writer and political analyst, Mahdi Fakih, saw in an article published by the newspaper “Asia” that the Islamic Republic’s regime has reached a “crossroads” after four decades of assuming power, and there are two challenges facing the system, namely the challenge of “legitimacy” and the challenge of “effectiveness”. These two challenges target the core of the current authority, and they are witnessing an ever-growing and ever-increasing power.
The writer explained that Iranian society today is in the stage of transformation from the traditional form of life to the modern one, and it is in need of change and development, and any resistance by the political system will end in a confrontation between the authority and society.
“Arman Emroz”: Activation of the trigger mechanism by European countries and America
In another matter, the former writer and diplomat, Syed Jalal Sadatian, pointed out in his article in the newspaper “Arman Emroz” to the complexity of the nuclear agreement file, and saw that reaching an agreement through the Vienna negotiations was no longer possible, pointing to the high intensity of European and American positions towards Iran. .
Sadatian added that the Europeans, after they aspired to reach an agreement with Tehran to take advantage of Iranian energy to mitigate the effects of the energy crisis in Europe, are now more willing to form a front with America to activate the trigger mechanism against Iran in the coming period.
The writer ruled out the occurrence of a military war between Tehran and Washington as a result of the nuclear file. Rather, he saw that sanctions and economic pressure will be the strong weapons in the hands of Western parties, and we will witness in the coming period great economic pressures exerted on Iran.