In Iran, the authorities are not easing the pressure on women. Police announced on Saturday that they would use “smart” technology in public places to detect women violating the Islamic Republic’s dress code.
“Police will take action to identify female offenders using smart tools and cameras in squares and public streets,” police said in a statement released by the media. Then the police will “send the evidence and warnings to women who violate the hijab law” to “educate them about the legal consequences of repeat violations,” she adds.
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The warning comes as more women are defying Iran’s mandatory dress code, including wearing the veil, since the start of protests sparked by the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, who was charged with violating the strict dress code was arrested.
“Starting next Saturday, people who remove their veils will be identified with intelligent devices,” Iranian police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan confirmed in an interview on state television. “People who remove their hijab in public places will be reprimanded and then brought to justice,” he warned.
According to him, car owners also receive a warning if a passenger breaks the dress code. You risk having your vehicle confiscated if you do it again. “Police will not tolerate any individual or collective conduct or illegal acts,” police warned in another previously released statement, urging “citizens to continue working together.”
Last week, video widely circulated on social media showed a man yelling at two unveiled women, then pouring a mug of yogurt over their heads. Iran’s judicial authorities have announced that they have ordered the arrest of two women and their attacker. At the end of March, the head of the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, warned that anyone removing the veil would be “punished”.