Iran Opens Clinics for Women Defying Hijab Mandate

Iran has established a mental health clinic in Tehran to "treat" women who refuse to wear the hijab, as part of efforts to suppress female dissent following the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising in 2022. The clinic, overseen by a government body under international sanctions for human rights abuses, claims to offer optional treatment for women seeking social and Islamic identity. This move follows increased surveillance and enforcement of hijab laws, which have been condemned by international organizations and Iranian psychiatric associations as systemic oppression and misdiagnosis of mental illness.