Iran’s parliament is studying a new law to reintroduce the wearing of the veil that, among other measures, calls for the suspension of banking services for women who do not pay fines for not covering their hair.
The new law on hijab and virginity has already been approved by the cabinet of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisí, and it primarily focuses on financial penalties in the form of fines and forfeitures vehicles against women who do not wear headscarves, the Iran Front Page newspaper reported on Thursday.
The law is now in parliament, under the control of the conservative bloc, which will have to decide whether to approve the law.
Many Iranian women stopped wearing the mandatory Islamic veil as a form of protest and civil disobedience following the death of Mahsa Amini in September after she was arrested precisely for wearing the hijab improperly.
Amini’s death sparked strong protests calling for the end of the Islamic Republic, carried out primarily by young people and women shouting “woman, life, freedom” and that they disappeared after strong state repression that caused 500 deaths.
In order to reintroduce the use of the veil, the new law establishes fines of 10 million riyals (about 18 euros at the unofficial exchange rate), which would rise to 26.6 million riyals (about 48 euros) in case of repetition three times.
If a woman fined for not wearing a veil fails to pay within a month, the fine will be doubled and the Central Bank will be instructed to collect the amount directly from the affected person’s bank account.
“If it is not possible to collect the fine, you will be denied banking services person until payment of the fine“, it was stated on the Iranian front page.
If all these measures do not produce results, reports will be submitted to the court against the violators of the law.
Measures against celebrities
The law also establishes a ban on acting or participating in public activities of celebrities who “promote” not wearing the veil.
In recent months, a number of actresses have appeared in public without the hijab or posted revealing pictures on social media, leading to arrests and lawsuits against them.
The last known case was that of the translators Pantea Bahram and Katayoun Riahi, accused in April of the crime of removing the hijab in public and spreading the images in cyberspace.
The law also insists on the closure of businesses that They are looking out for uncovered women, which has already happened since the middle of last month.
On the other hand, the law prohibits the population from advising, insulting, hitting, attacking or violating the privacy of naked women, writes Iran Front Page.
On April 15, Iranian police began targeting women who don’t cover up again by using cameras to identify them and closing businesses that serve uncovered citizens.
In addition, the authorities posted guards at the gates of the Tehran metro and colleges to ensure women are covered and warn those who are not.
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