Iran Cracks Down On Women's Dress
Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer Tehran, Iran (AHN)-Following the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, police in Tehran have been ordering Iranian women to cover up, stopping those they perceive as "badly veiled." Hadi Ghaemi of Human Rights Watch tells The Telegraph, "We are certainly seeing a return to behavior we haven't seen for 10 years," adding that, "Generally, the imposition of strict Islamic codes has been increasing under Ahmadinejad." Ghaemi said that the penalty for violating a code that requires the complete covering of women's heads and bodies in public depends on the officers involved and the women's political connections. Ghaemi tells UPI, "The person could end up in jail depending on their relationship with the authorities. Generally, the imposition of strict Islamic codes has been increasing under Ahmadinejad." According to the report, just as women in recent years had pushed the boundaries by wearing head scarves that revealed more than they hid, many Iranians had flouted the law banning them from owning satellite dishes, which the government has been cracking down on as well.
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