Hijab and chastity law | |
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Effective | November 2024, MP Bankipour, Ghalibaf |
Hijab and Chastity Law (officially: Law to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab) is the primary regulation enforcing hijab in Iran, passed by the Islamic Consultative Assembly in November 2024.
This bill was drafted by the Iranian judiciary after the closure of the Guidance Patrol and in the midst of the Women, Life, Freedom movement, and the government of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi sent it to the Islamic Consultative Assembly.
Etemad wrote that the law will make half of the country into criminals.[2]
The Iranian Minister of Tourism has threatened that tourism would fall in Iran because of the law.[3]
Under this law Ministry of Intelligence allowed by Guardian Council has for the first time since 1979 revolution ability to run surveillance on people.[4] Ridehailing drivers will lose their drivers license if they drive unhijabi women.[5]
Those women who are found to be repeatedly violating hijablessness law are barred from leaving Iran.[6]
The Iranian police has tried to take out a petition calling for Iranian regime to stop hurting non hijabi women.[7]
The law authorizes government detention of children 9-15 who disobey hijab rule.[8]