Around 1,000 people took to the streets in Iran on Wednesday to demand action after four women were maimed in acid attacks reportedly linked to them not wearing the veil. The demonstration took place in Isfahan - 450 kilometres (280 miles) south of Tehran - where the victims were injured in the past week by assailants on motorcycles.
"Isfahan is our city, security is our right," the crowd chanted outside Isfahan's judiciary building, waving banners and placards demanding action, according to the official IRNA news agency. Reports on social networks have said the victims were targeted because they were "badly veiled," and female drivers have been urged to keep their car windows closed. The attacks have shocked the country and prompted President Hassan Rouhani to speak out. Four arrests have been made and the cases are under investigation by police.