On video: The protests across Iran enter their fourth week (Reuters)
According to reports published today (Saturday) in the media in Iran, the Iranian parliament is considering the possibility of changing the law requiring women in Iran to wear the hijab.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said today that the country's Islamic foundations are anchored in the constitution, but "the methods of applying the constitution can be flexible."
Another senior official said that the parliament and the country's judiciary are examining "whether there is a need to change the law".
However, the announcements did not say what the governing bodies intend to change.
The protest in Iran has been going on for almost three months, since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the police on charges of violating the dress code.
Hundreds of people were killed in anti-government protests, where women demonstratively removed their headscarves and clashed with the police and Basij militias.
According to human rights organizations, the number of dead is close to 450.
About 14 thousand people were arrested, including children.
They didn't sing the anthem.
Iran national team players (Photo: GettyImages, Amir kheirkhah)
The mandatory Iranian dress code is not always as strictly enforced as it has been in recent years.
The rise to power of the conservative Raisi led to the tightening of enforcement.
In July, Raisi called on all the relevant authorities to strictly enforce the wearing of the hijab.
Women in Iran, many of whom had become accustomed to wearing headscarves around their necks, had to adapt aggravatingly.
The protest, which was joined by activists all over the world, resulted in a sharp expression of dissatisfaction with the authorities, so much so that voices were heard in Iran that even supported the victory of the United States team in the World Cup over the Iranian team.
In the first game, the players of the Iranian national team did not sing the national anthem, in what was seen as an expression of protest as well.
Among others, Farida Moradhani, the niece of Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was arrested after calling on foreign governments to sever ties with the Iranian government, joined the protest.
Moradhani was arrested when she arrived at the prosecutor's office due to a court order, according to a tweet by her brother Mahmoud Moradhani.
In a recorded statement her brother posted online before her arrest, Moradhani is seen calling on people around the world to put pressure on their governments to sever ties with the Iranian regime amid the protest.
Iran also arrested two popular actresses who expressed sympathy with the protest movement in the country and removed their head coverings in public.
Hangama Qadiani and Katayun Riyahi were arrested after being summoned by prosecutors investigating their "provocative" social media posts, state news agency IRNA reported.
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