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Iran using drones, facial recognition apps to enforce Hijab laws: UN Repor
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A UN report reveals that Iran is using drones, facial recognition, and a mobile app to enforce hijab laws, expanding surveillance measures to track and penalise women for non-compliance.
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Iran says teenager who collapsed in Tehran metro has died
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Geravand was pronounced brain-dead last week after she fell into a coma on Oct 1.
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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her headscarf. Iranian celebrities, athletes and actresses have followed suit in solidarity
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Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Experts said the Bill, which has yet to be passed, was a reminder to Iranians that the regime will not back down from its stance on the hijab despite the country's enormous protests last year, according to CNN.
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Iranian authorities to use cameras in public places to identify women who
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After the women have been identified, they would be sent warning messages which detail the specific time and place they had "violated" the law, reported CNN.
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2 women attacked with yoghurt, arrested for not wearing hijab in Iran
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Meanwhile, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran. "The important matter is that today we have a legal mandate. The legal mandate makes it mandatory for everyone to follow the law," said Raisi.
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US slams Iran for attack on Salman Rushdie, calls to abandon "extraneous"
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): The US on Monday (local time) termed attack on Salman Rushdie as "despicable, disgusting" and called on Iran to abandon "extraneous" demands in nuclear talks.
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