Iran launches hijab surveillance in crackdown on unveiled women
The Iranian government has introduced surveillance cameras to track women not wearing hijabs in public places as part of a new offensive against its female nationals.
The government created an animation to circulate the information across the country that cameras monitored by police authorities will be planted in public places.
Local media reported that police would monitor the cameras planted in public places and send text messages warning women who refused to comply with the mandatory hijab law.
The national police boss in Iran, Ahmad Reza Radan, announced that advanced technology, including street cameras, would identify women violating the mandatory hijab in “public places, cars or commercial centres.”
After the announcement, many women and girls in the country refused to abide by the mandatory hijab law.
According to Iran’s Islamic Penal Code, any act deemed “offensive” to public decency is punishable by 10 days to two months in prison or 74 lashes. The law applies to girls and women from age nine who appear unveiled publicly.
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