A panel bearing the image of Caricatures in
Charlie Hebdo
: Iran responds and closes a French research center installed on private land in Neauphle-le-Château (Yvelines) was degraded on the night of Tuesday 24 to Wednesday January 25, the gendarmerie of the department told AFP.
"
The glass wall has been broken, the panel with the effigy of Ayatollah Khameini has been taken out of its wooden frame and is lying on the floor
", according to the source.
Memories of his exile
Installed on a private plot but visible from the street, the panel displayed a portrait of Ayatollah Khameini and a text in French and Persian evoking his stay in Neauphle-le-Château between October 1978 and January 1979, when the Shah of Iran forced him into exile.
At the request of several NGOs, the town hall announced in mid-January that the panel would be hidden "
probably by a large panel installed on the sidewalk
".
This announcement has not yet materialized.
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The International Women's Law League (LDIF), representing a collective of 40 NGOs, and the association Femme Azadi had "
in the light of the tragic events currently unfolding
" in Iran demanded from the mayor "
the granting without delay of authorization (...) to hide the panel
".
Crisis in Iran
Iran has been rocked since September by protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest by vice police for allegedly breaking the Republic's strict dress code. Islamic.
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As of January 10, eighteen people have been sentenced to death in connection with the protest, according to a count compiled by AFP from official announcements.
Once the sign is hidden, legal proceedings should be initiated to compel the owner of the land to remove it, according to the town hall.
