On Saturday, Iranian police said they would deploy cameras in public spaces and thoroughfares to identify and punish exposed women.
Police said violators would receive “warning text messages as to the repercussions” after identification.
The statement, broadcast by the judiciary’s Mizan news agency and other official media, aims to “prevent opposition to the hijab legislation,” which tarnishes the country’s spiritual image and fosters instability.
After the morality police killed a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in September, more Iranian women have removed their veils. Mahsa Amini was arrested for hijab violations. Security forces mercilessly suppressed the rebellion.
Women are still exposed in malls, restaurants, stores, and streets nationwide, risking imprisonment for breaking the clothing rule. The sIn addition, the social internet is full of exposed women fighting the morality police.
Saturday’s police statement urged company owners to “actively check the adherence of societal standards with their rigorous inspections.”
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran’s Islamic Sharia law requires women to cover their hair and wear long, baggy garments to hide their figures. Violators have been chastised, fined, or arrested.
On March 30, the Interior Ministry called the veil “one of the civilizational pillars of the Iranian people” and “one of the practical principles of the Islamic Republic” and vowed it would not back down.
It advised confronting uncovered ladies. Hardliners have been encouraged by such orders. A popular video last week showed a guy throwing yogurt at two uncovered ladies at a supermarket.
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