Iran threatens ruthless persecution of women who appear in public without headscarves. “Removing the veil amounts to hostility to (our) values,” Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, said on Saturday.
Those “who commit such abnormal acts will be punished” and “prosecuted without mercy,” the chief justice said. However, Ejei did not specify which punishments the women should take into account.
Symbol of resistance
The demonstrative refraining from wearing a headscarf that covers one’s hair has become a central symbol of opposition to the government in Tehran. The protests, which have been going on for months, were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody in mid-September. The vice police arrested her for wearing her headscarf incorrectly. In addition to protest rallies, more and more Iranian women are publicly demonstrating their rejection of the government by not wearing a headscarf.
Last Thursday, the Interior Ministry described the headscarf as “one of the foundations of civilization of the Iranian nation” and called on civilians to confront unveiled women. Under Islamic Sharia, introduced in 1979, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to conceal their figure. Violators risk fines or arrest.
Source: Krone
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