Iranian Regime Intensifies Crackdown on Women's Hijab Compliance

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Iranian Regime Intensifies Crackdown on Women's Hijab Compliance
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Iranian authorities have launched a new campaign to force women to wear a headscarf, or hijab, using surveillance tools to identify and prosecute those who don't comply. This move comes as the clerical establishment seeks to reassert its grip on power months after women's rights protests turned into a nationwide movement against the Islamic Republic.

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