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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deepa Parent

Iran approves stricter hijab bill targeting those who ‘mock’ dress code

Iranian women without wearing mandatory headscarves, walk along an avenue in downtown Tehran, 12 September 2023
Under the new bill, women in Iran face up to 10 years in prison for not wearing the hijab properly. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Iran’s parliament has approved a controversial new bill under which women face up to 10 years in prison if they continue to defy the country’s mandatory hijab rules.

As well as harsher penalties on women defying the strict dress code, the draft law also intends to identify those who “promote nudity [or] indecency” or “mock” the rules in a virtual or non-virtual space.

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