German Culture Minister Claudia Roth has slammed the headscarf mandate for women in Iran as a sign of repression, as demonstrations continue to rage throughout the nation after the death of a woman in custody for failing to follow the Islamic dress code. “The headscarf is a symbol of a degenerate, deeply authoritarian system, an attempt to oppress by those who say that the headscarf is a sign of honour and dignity, and who themselves have long since lost honour and dignity through repression, corruption and brutal violence,” Roth told Der Spiegel news magazine. Iran has been swept by protests …