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Iran
Focus
London, May 05
– Iranian authorities have launched a crackdown on “mal-veiling” in society and
have stepped up arrests of women caught breaching the Islamic dress code.
The new crackdown, which began in mid-April, coincided with a call by Majlis (Parliament) deputies for the adoption of a bill
to regulate women’s attire during the hot summer months.
Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, women in Iran have been forced to cover
their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes to disguise the shape of
their bodies in public.
Penalties for disobeying the dress code are severe. Women caught flouting the
code can receive lashes, jail sentences, and large fines.
The following are photos of police action against young women in the streets
of Tehran:
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