CCTV cameras installed in public places in Iran to find women not wearing 'Hijab'

The Government of Iran is not ready to make any compromise regarding the strictness to be done towards women. There are strict orders for women to wear hijab. Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and on routes to crack down on the growing number of women flouting the mandatory dress code here. Through this, women who do not wear hijab will be identified and punished. Police said in a statement that after they are identified, those who violate the rule will be warned. 

In a statement issued here by the Mizan News Agency and other state media, it has been said that the purpose of this step is to 'stop the resistance against the hijab law'. The number of Iranian women protesting against the hijab has increased since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in police custody in September last year. Mahsa Amini was detained for violating the hijab rule. After this there was a lot of protest. The security forces pacified the rebellion by showing strictness.

Police's harsh message on protest against women

Even then, women have widely protested against the law in malls, restaurants, shops and on the streets across the country, risking arrest for flouting the mandatory dress code. Videos of women opposing the police can be seen in large numbers on social media. Saturday's police statement called upon owners of commercial establishments to 'seriously monitor compliance of social norms with their diligent inspections'. 

Strict Sharia law was made after the 1979 revolution

Under Iran's Islamic Sharia law, imposed after the 1979 revolution, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes. Violators have faced public reprimands, fines or arrest. Describing the hijab as 'one of the civilizational foundations of the Iranian nation' and 'one of the practical principles of the Islamic Republic', an Interior Ministry statement on 30 March said there would be no going back on the issue.