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15 Apr 2023

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Iran International

Iran: Police deploy surveillance technology & cameras to identify & prosecute women who breach "hijab law"

"Iran's police kick off camera surveillance to catch women without hijab,"

Iranian police has begun its new plan of using "smart" technology in public places to identify and then prosecute women who do not wear hijab.

As previously announced, law enforcement forces Saturday intensified their efforts to track teenage girls and women who do not wear ‘proper’ hijab in streets, shopping centers and cars.

In a statement last week, police threatened that they would take action to identify those breaching the regime laws by using tools and smart cameras in public places and thoroughfares.

According to the statement, the move is aimed at “preventing resistance against the hijab law,” adding that such resistance against the strict Islamic dress code tarnishes Iran's “spiritual image” and spreads insecurity...