DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for “revolutionary rebuilding of the country’s cultural system” on Tuesday, state media reported, as nationwide protests continue to put pressure on authorities.
“It is necessary to revolutionize the cultural structure of the country … The Supreme Council should look at the weaknesses of culture in different areas of the country,” Khamenei said at a meeting with a state cultural council. said.
Iran has been rocked by unrest since Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was killed in police custody on September 16 after her arrest for “inappropriate Islamic dress”.
The demonstrations represent one of the biggest challenges facing the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution.
source: Noticias
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