Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri says the ‘morality police’ – the group tasked with enforcing the country’s strict Islamic dress code – will be disbanded. The announcement made overnight has been contested by state media outlets pointing to trouble within the government, but it follows a statement by Montazeri on Friday that the 4-decades-old law requiring women to wear a headscarf in public is being reviewed. Widespread protests have been ongoing since September, sparked by the death in custody of 22yo Mahsa Amini after she was arrested by the morality police for incorrectly wearing her hijab. Campaigners note that Montazeri’s announcement does not change the nation’s conservative laws. They expect the protests to continue because it’s become about so much more than headscarves – they are calling for the ouster of the ruling regime.