Government Newspaper Accuses Mohsen Barahani of Distorting History

Following Mohsen Barahani's arguments regarding the events of August 28 and questioning the claim of a coup against Mohammad Mossadegh, the newspaper "Iran" accused this lawyer of "distortion" and "falsification of history." The newspaper wrote that Barahani claims "the Shah legally dismissed Mossadegh" and essentially "no coup occurred on August 28." According to the claims made by "Iran," social media users also cited historical evidence and even shared documents related to U.S. intervention and the coup against Mossadegh, attributing Barahani's stance and that of similar individuals to "beating the drum of opposition to the regime" along with historical falsification. The state-run newspaper stated that this claim was welcomed by the "active royalist movement on Twitter." The newspaper also referenced a report from Voice of America regarding the regime's treatment of this university professor, stating that Barahani received significant support from "anti-revolutionary media" during the handling of his accusations, and Voice of America wrote about him: "Mohsen Barahani has faced the regime's wrath due to his popular positions during the protests of 2022 and his legal condemnation and clarification regarding the sentences issued against protesters." Mohsen Barahani, a legal scholar and faculty member at the Faculty of Law of Tehran University, in an interview with the newspaper "Etemad" earlier this year, discussed the legal and executive aspects of the recent government's decisions regarding "hijab," stating that recent behaviors to confront unveiled women lack legal and religious standards. He also described the prevention of "unveiled" women's access to the metro and parks or the crackdown on labor activists under this pretext as illegal, adding that all these actions being implemented in the country are "both illegal and against religious law." This legal scholar is also one of the critics of the "Chastity and Hijab" bill, which he has repeatedly criticized in recent weeks, inviting members of the legal and judicial commission of the parliament, who are drafting the latest version of this bill, to a debate. This invitation has yet to receive any response from representatives supporting mandatory hijab. The widespread expulsion of university professors continues; the decline in global university rankings and a new wave of migration. Reactions to the approval of the "Chastity and Hijab" bill based on Article 85: it is due to the "fear" of public opinion. A legal official stated: the case of actors opposing mandatory hijab has "exited the security phase." The government's ongoing efforts to enforce mandatory hijab; the closure of 69 business units in Isfahan. The insistence of Islamic Republic officials on adhering to mandatory hijab; the civil resistance of Iranian women continues. Mohsen Barahani: the government has become feudal. A legal scholar: photographing unveiled women by agents is "illegal."