Iran's Increasing Surveillance to Enforce Hijab Requirements

Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places to identify and penalize women who violate the compulsory dress code by not wearing a hijab. After being identified, violators will receive warning text messages. The move is aimed at preventing resistance against the hijab law, which has been defied by a growing number of Iranian women. Under Iran's Islamic sharia law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes. Violators have faced public rebuke, fines or arrest.