More Iranian Women Are Defying the Hijab Law and Facing Risk from Morality Police
An increasing number of Iranian women are appearing in public without headscarves, despite the risk of enforcement by morality police. The hijab has been mandatory for women in Iran for 45 years. In some areas, such as Tajrish Square in north Tehran, women are bareheaded in public, according to allianceofiranianwomen.org. A crackdown occurred on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in警察cust
More Iranian women are defying the hijab law and facing risk from morality police. The hijab has been mandatory for women in Iran for 45 years, according to allianceofiranianwomen.org. In some areas, such as Tajrish Square in north Tehran, women are appearing in public without headscarves, according to allianceofiranianwomen.org. A crackdown occurred on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody for an alleged dress code violation, according to allianceofiranianwomen.org.
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