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October 2, 2023       Share:    

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/20/iran-hijab-laws-women-face-10-years-prison/

Iranian Women Face 10 Years in Prison for Not Wearing Hijab

(Telegraph-UK) James Rothwell - Iran on Wednesday passed a draconian new law - "Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity" - that will jail women who refuse to wear the hijab for up to 10 years, in what the UN has labelled "gender apartheid." The previous maximum penalty for refusing a hijab was two months' imprisonment. The maximum fine for the same offense is being raised from 1 pound to 2,500 pounds under the new law. The use of CCTV, including cameras which use facial recognition, has been significantly increased to catch women flouting the rule, including those traveling by car. Checkpoints were set up around Iranian cities to check if women were following the dress code.

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