Iranian security forces, including the pro-government Basij militia, are trying to quell growing nationwide protests that erupted after a woman died in the custody of the morality police last week.

The Basij operate alongside the regular police and military. (Reuters: Raheb Homavandi ) They have established branches across the country, as well as student organisations, trade guilds, and ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader has praised the country’s Basij ... protest movement was initially sparked by the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Iran's Basij militia forces have sacrificed their lives in what he called riots, the wave of protests sparked by the death in custody of a ...

Today, the Basij enforce the country's strict religious codes, acting as morality police in public places, such as parks and at checkpoints, and heavily monitor the population, he said.

The morality police have not been actively involved in policing the recent protests. That has fallen to a plethora of Iranian security services, including a paramilitary unit known as the "Basij." ...

There are many paths to regime change in Iran. In 2020, two of us (Edelman and Takeyh) wrote an essay in Foreign Affairs in ...

The thugs of the Basij, police, army, and IRGC still breathe and display power. This is a criminal and tyrannical regime that has always been the enemy of the Iranian people.

More surreal than a movie. [ essay ] It was July 4, 2009. The protests had almost died out, but we were determined to make a last stand before the anniversary of 18th of Tir, the day marking the ...

“We are doing everything necessary — and there will still be much more,” says Netanyahu, adding that “We’re also striking the Basij… this kind of internal police force of a million people.

A 22-year-old Iranian woman died after being arrested for allegedly violating strict hijab rules — sparking protests against the Islamic Republic’s morality police. Mahsa Amini was arrested in ...