Iran's Main Reformist Party Urges End to Mandatory Dress Code

Iran's main reformist party called Saturday for an end to the mandatory Islamic dress code for women in force since 1983, after eight straight nights of protests. The Union of Islamic Iran People's Party also called for the winding down of the morality police charged with enforcing the code following the death in their custody of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16. The party, which is led by former aides of reformist ex-President Mohammad Khatami who oversaw a thaw with the West between 1997 and 2005...