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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Resorts to Security Cameras, Ostracism to Deter Unveiled Women

An Iranian woman walks on a street amid the implementation of the new hijab surveillance in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2023. (WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Wary of re-igniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to wear the obligatory hijab.

The methods, introduced following nationwide anti-government protests last year, combine use of security cameras with denial of state services to violators, replacing the morality police whose actions were the flashpoint for the months of unrest.

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