Iran tracks women without headscarves with special cameras

Iran tracks women without headscarves with special cameras [ad_1]

From Saturday, the Iranian police will use special cameras to detect women who do not wear a headscarf. Those who violate the dress code will first receive a warning by text message. Legal action is then taken. The software does not make mistakes, it sounds, but it is possible to object. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Tasnim on Saturday.

In a statement on its website, the Iranian police also speak of “carefully planned actions” on public roads, near vehicles and in “places where the hijab is sometimes removed”. Under current law, removing the hijab is considered a crime, Hassan Mofakhami, police chief of security, explained in the statement. “Those who break the law are responsible for their actions and must be held accountable for their conduct.”

Women who do not wear hijab in public places are first warned and then taken to court. Companies that employ women who wear their hijab in the workplace are also being warned. In case of recidivism, those companies have to close their doors. Car owners are first warned when carrying a female passenger without a hijab. In case of recidivism, their vehicle could be seized, the statement said.

In September 2022, 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa (Jina) Amini died after being arrested by the vice squad for violating the dress code. Her death sparked a national and international protest movement, the Women’s Life Freedom Movement, which turned against the Islamic Republic. The notorious vice police have now almost completely disappeared from the Iranian streets. Many women in the big cities no longer wear headscarves.

At the beginning of April, the Iranian authorities announced that they would tighten the rules at universities. Female students who do not follow the rules will be banned from classes.

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