Iranian officials, including conservative presidential candidates, are now distancing themselves from harsh enforcement methods of the mandatory hijab law, acknowledging the cruelty towards women and suggesting punishment for those who have enforced it with violence or arrests.
The mandatory hijab has been a longstanding issue in Iran, symbolizing religious identity and serving as a political tool. Women have resisted the law since its implementation after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Despite unlikely annulment, different administrations have applied varying levels of enforcement, with Ebrahim Raisi having some of the strictest measures.
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