In Iran, the police begin checking the use of the headscarf in cars

The activists were right, the Tehran regime has no intention of loosening the rules on the use of the veil. On Monday 2 January the Iranian newspapers, through the Fars news agency, relaunched theannouncement of a senior officer » of the character. there” the police have launched the new phase of the Nazer-1 (“surveillance” in Persian, ed) program throughout the country », he has declared. A program that “focuses on the absence of hijabs in cars”.

In the event that a woman is seen in a vehicle without a headscarf, the following message will be sent to their phone: “ the absence of the veil has been observed in your car. You must respect the norms of society and be careful not to repeat this act “. According to The Parisian and AFP extensionin a first version that was later cancelled, the message warned that the perpetrator was exposing himself” legal or judicial consequences “.

With or without the moral police

A silver lining appeared on December 3, when Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announced the disbandment of the deputy team responsible for Mahsa Amini’s death. The 22-year-old died during her arrest, arrested for not wearing the veil correctly. Her death was the trigger for large-scale protests against the regime in Tehran. But immediately there were voices calling for caution, stating that this announcement was surely just a smokescreen. They were right.

Even today the demonstrations continue, even if the regime represses them with violence. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), an Oslo-based NGO, at least 476 people have been killed by security forces since 16 September and 39 protesters face the death penalty.

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