Warning from a Principlist Newspaper about 'People vs. People' Confrontation; We Should Expect More Unpleasant Events

A principlist newspaper has pointed to an incident at a clinic in Qom and the subsequent gathering of some supporters of mandatory hijab on Pasteur Street, stating that if we enter the new year with the same situation, 'we should expect even more unpleasant events.' The Farhikhtegan newspaper, affiliated with Azad University, emphasized that a video has reached this newspaper showing a confrontation between law enforcement and individuals protesting the 'situation of non-hijab' on Pasteur Street. This newspaper believes that there are forces at work that 'benefit from the confrontation between the clerical community and the people, the religious community against the police, and ultimately from the confrontation of people with people.' According to the writer of this newspaper, this alarming situation, which 'ultimately defines the puzzle of putting people against people, is detrimental both to various segments of society and to the status of hijab.' The release of a secretly filmed video by a cleric of a young woman holding a newborn without mandatory hijab in a medical center in Qom has caused many controversies in recent days. In this regard, some government media, including the Kayhan newspaper, have called for action against the protesting woman. The deputy prosecutor of Qom announced yesterday, March 13, that 'so far, four of the main agents who published and sent' the video of the Qom clinic to [Iran] International have been identified and arrested. Also, amid the protests over this incident, the Deputy for Women's Affairs of Ebrahim Raisi, who is in New York, claimed during a meeting with the Finnish Minister of Social Security that 'hijab in Iran is a cultural and accepted issue.' Ansiyeh Khazali claimed that 'we believe in gender justice that goes beyond gender equality; therefore, today in Iran, special privileges have been applied in favor of women, especially pregnant and nursing mothers, in laws and in the field of implementation, which aim to develop and advance women and improve the status of their families.' Despite such claims repeated by Islamic Republic officials, human rights activists and international organizations have repeatedly condemned the systematic violation of women's rights in the Islamic Republic. Last Friday, the UN International Fact-Finding Mission, formed after the nationwide protests of 1401 and the deadly crackdown on protesters by the Iranian government, published a report accusing the Islamic Republic officials of committing 'crimes against humanity.' Amid the protests over the cleric's filming of a 'Qomi mother'; Ansiyeh Khazali in New York: Hijab in Iran is an accepted issue. The deputy prosecutor of Qom announced the arrest of 'the agents of publication' of the clinic video. Widespread reactions to the hashtag 'We are Saliṭeh' (meaning 'we are ungovernable'); activists told Voice of America: a Saliṭeh woman means one who cannot be dominated. Reactions to the secret filming by a cleric; Gohar Eshghi: Clerics should fix their corrupt minds. Continued crackdown on social media activists, a 'blogger' was arrested in Semnan. Continued medical closures; two eco-tourism complexes in Qeshm were closed. Canada sanctioned the CEO of Tehran Metro and a member of parliament for 'ongoing violations' of Iranian women's rights. Returning to 'main settings'; the tone of Islamic Republic officials regarding 'mandatory hijab' changed after the elections.