Wear hijab, US journalist told ahead of interview with Iran President. She said…
Journalist Christiane Amanpour stated that a scheduled interview with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi turned into scrapped after he insisted that the veteran anchor put on a hijab, which has been the focal point of big protests withinside the Iran for the beyond one week.
Christiane Amanpour, leader global anchor of CNN, stated that as she turned into prepared for the interview of the Iranian President, his aide insisted that she have to cowl her hair.
“I with courtesy declined. We are in New York, wherein there’s no regulation or subculture concerning headscarves,” British-Iranian journalist wrote on Twitter.
“I stated that I could not comply with this extraordinary and sudden condition,” she delivered in a chain of tweets.
Along with the tweets Amanpour published a image of herself, with out a hijab, sitting in the front of an empty chair wherein Iranian President Raisi turned into prepurported to be for the interview.
Iran blocked get entry to to Instagram and WhatsApp implementing drastic regulations on net get entry to amid big protests which have been caused after the loss of life of 22-year-antique Mahsa Amini ultimate week, who turned into arrested through the debatable morality police in Tehran for “incorrect attire”- now no longer carrying a hijab- and allegedly overwhelmed up.
A non-governmental organization stated that at the least 31 Iranian civilians had been killed withinside the lethal crackdown at the protests, AFP reported.
