Iranian authorities have started installing smart cameras in public places to identify women not wearing hijab. According to police, who broke the news quoted by the BBC and the Guardian, the system should help prevent violating the rule requiring women to cover their hair with a veil. Detected by electronic eyes, violators receive a message with evidence and a warning of the consequences of their actions. “Women who take off the veil have to answer for their actions in court,” police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said in an interview on national television, in which he spoke of a system of “smart cameras” without specifying how it works functions . The devices should also be able to recognize passengers in the car. Otherwise, the driver will receive the fine notice directly. The government has also called on companies to cooperate.
The protests
The move is part of the Iranian regime’s crackdown on women’s rights, which has sparked months of protests beginning with the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, who died in police custody precisely because she did not wear a veil, in a manner recognized by Iranian authorities as is viewed correctly. These argue that “appearing in public without a veil taints society’s spiritual image and creates insecurity”, although it is now common in the country to see large numbers of women walking around public places without covering their heads. The protests have grown into an unprecedented movement that continues to call for respect for women and human rights in general in the country.
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