Iran shutters 150 businesses in hijab crackdown

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 18, 2023 12:24 am

TEHRAN: Authorities in Iran have closed more than 150 businesses in 24 hours for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves under the country's strict Islamic dress code, police said on Sunday.

The closures were announced a day after police said they had implemented a plan to deal with women who violate the law, using surveillance cameras and facial recognition technology.

EXPOSED TO DANGER An unveiled Iranian woman walks on a street in Iran’s capital Tehran on April 10, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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