Some Western media outlets are facing backlash from Iranian activists over headlines printed Sunday saying that Iran was abolishing its “morality police.”
The news—an interpretation of a comment by an Iranian official during a press conference—turned out to be anything but clear cut. The country’s state media has since denied it.
Many Iranian anti-government activists now fear it will distract from three days of major strikes around the country.
Iran’s protest movement on Monday started a concerted effort to hold three days of strikes, with reports of thousands of businesses closed in several parts of the country. Footage posted to social media shows rows of shuttered shops. Teachers, factory workers, and students are staging strikes and sit-ins as well, according to London-based outlet Iran International.
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