"On the streets of Iran's capital, Tehran, young women are increasingly flouting the compulsory hijab laws, posting videos online that show them walking the streets unveiled. Their defiance comes more than three years after the killing of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman taken into custody by the morality police for allegedly breaching the dress code rules. Her death led to the largest wave of popular unrest for years in Iran and a crackdown by security services in response,"
"Under Iran's hijab and chastity law, which came into force in 2024, women caught promoting nudity, indecency, unveiling or improper dressing face severe penalties, including fines of up to 12,500, flogging and prison sentences ranging from five to 15 years for repeat offenders. The authorities have also encouraged members of the public to become hijab monitors through a state-backed reporting platform that allows them to report women for alleged violations."
Young women in Tehran are increasingly unveiling and posting videos of themselves walking the streets without hijab. The change follows Mahsa Amini's killing three years earlier, which sparked widespread unrest and a security crackdown. Iran's hijab and chastity law, effective in 2024, imposes fines up to 12,500, flogging and prison terms of five to 15 years for repeat offenders. Authorities have launched a state-backed reporting platform encouraging citizens to monitor and report alleged violations. After Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei emphasized hijab's importance, enforcement intensified and some event organizers were arrested for alleged indecency. Despite arrests and harsher penalties, many women say public opinion is shifting and more openly flout the dress code.
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