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WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN IRAN

Warnings of unrest in Iran as Pezeshkian’s promise on the hijab put to the test

The ‘reformist’ president promised on his campaign trail to shut down the Morality Police, but now a new hijab law more draconian than ever is on his desk, and many are urging him not to sign.

Warnings of unrest in Iran as Pezeshkian’s promise on the hijab put to the test

Illustration photo by Jaimee Lee Haddad/L'Orient Today

An expanded law cracking down even further on women who refuse to follow Iran’s strict dress code is awaiting one last signature before it officially comes into force. Iran’s president is facing pressure from a population that has taken its outcry...
An expanded law cracking down even further on women who refuse to follow Iran’s strict dress code is awaiting one last signature before it officially comes into force. Iran’s president is facing pressure from a population that has taken its outcry...