On Sunday, June 7, the Deputy for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Judiciary referred to a "separate bill" regarding the mandatory hijab of the Islamic Republic, stating that "figures" will face harsher penalties and social deprivation, including a referral to professional activity deprivation. According to the Judiciary-affiliated news agency Mizan, Behzad Pourseid emphasized, "In the matter of completing the Islamic Penal Code, at the insistence of the head of the Judiciary, we are preparing a separate bill to complete the Law of Punishments." He added, "This is an independent bill currently under review in the Legal Deputy, and a working group has also been formed for it." Furthermore, since the beginning of the year 1402 (2023), the Islamic Republic has resorted to actions such as sealing commercial places and people's workplaces to deal with women opposing the mandatory hijab. These actions have led to significant protests. This Judiciary official stated that in this bill, "there is a distinction between ordinary people and prominent figures, and figures will face aggravated penalties and social deprivations." He predicted that social deprivations would be sufficiently deterrent. Behzad Pourseid claimed that "we have considered complementary punishments based on the law," stating that the issue is not just financial penalties, but there are other punishments as well. The remarks of the Deputy for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of the Judiciary come at a time when the Islamic Republic's efforts to force women to comply with the mandatory hijab have led to civil disobedience, with a significant number of women appearing in public places, including universities, without wearing a headscarf. Continued civil disobedience in Iran includes a woman cycling without a mandatory hijab in Tehran, a girl singing without a mandatory hijab alongside boys at Karim Khan Zand Citadel in Shiraz, and Roya Kashefi stating: "The issue of mandatory hijab is about maintaining all legal discriminations against women." The ongoing civil struggle of women in Iran includes walking without a mandatory hijab, the sealing of the Golshan cinema complex in Mashhad under the pretext of "unveiling" visitors, and the significant barrier of "women's civil disobedience" against the Islamic Republic; reactions to the "Hijab and Chastity Bill."
Judiciary: Unveiled Figures Will Be Deprived of Professional Activities
The Iranian Judiciary announced a new bill imposing harsher penalties on public figures who do not comply with mandatory hijab laws, including professional activity deprivation. This follows ongoing civil disobedience from women opposing the hijab requirement, leading to significant protests. The situation highlights the increasing tensions between state enforcement and public resistance in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
The Iranian Judiciary announced a new bill imposing harsher penalties on public figures who do not comply with mandatory hijab laws, including the deprivation of professional activities. This comes amid ongoing civil disobedience from women opposing the hijab requirement, which has sparked significant protests.
- The new bill distinguishes between ordinary citizens and prominent figures, imposing aggravated penalties on the latter.
- The Iranian government has been sealing commercial places and workplaces in response to women opposing the mandatory hijab.
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
Iran has enforced mandatory hijab laws since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which has led to ongoing tensions between the government and women seeking greater freedoms.
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