Source: Iran International
The deputy judiciary chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran says it is the regime’s right to tell women what to wear.
“Hijab is a religious and political obligation, and I am surprised by those who claim that the government should not interfere in this regard,” said Mohammad Mossadegh on Friday.
“If the hijab is not observed in the street, the government has the right to interfere,” he claimed.
At the same time, Asadollah Jafari, Chief Justice of Esfahan Province announced that 1,200 cases have been filed against women who refused to wear the mandatory hijab.
He also accused those women who do not observe the mandatory hijab, of “promoting vice”.
These statements come as Ahmad-Reza Radan, the Police Chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran, once again threatened women regarding their hijab earlier this month.
According to him, women who put photos and videos without hijab on social media, or people who encourage others to do this will be taken to court.
Iranian women began widespread defiance of forced hijab after popular protests broke out last year when Mahsa Amini, a young woman, was killed in ‘morality police’ custody after getting arrested for not fully following hijab rules.
Iranian women appearing in public without headscarves has become a common sight across the country. Celebrities keep publishing photos and videos of themselves defying the regime and images of scuffles with security forces are still seen across social media on a daily basis.
While some politicians have demanded an end to compulsory hijab and laws that legalize discrimination against women, there are many others who have been talking about new methods and punishments to enforce hijab.
