In Iran crackdown news, Hassan Karami, commander of the state police special units, said, “Establishing a women’s unit before the presidential elections came with international reactions, and in my opinion the fact that all these programs are being more and more broadcasted on TV, this is a serious blow to them.”
“In Tehran, a women’s anti-riot unit has been established, and most of the members of this unit are handpicked and the remaining main force is from the police. We have established a test battalion of 500 individuals in Tehran and they have undergone the necessary training.” (State-run Asr-e Iran daily – August 23, 2014)