On Friday morning, December 9, 2016, Mashhad’s police raided a private party in Torghabeh Shandiz and arrested 24 people including 8 women. (The state-run Iran Online website – December 11, 2016)
The day after this incident, the regime’s Interior Minister Rahmani Fazli made a public announcement about the “permanent presence” of the vice patrols and emphasized that the existence of such a force is absolutely necessary. (The state-run Digarban website – December 10, 2016)