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The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code.

GENEVA – Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country's ...

The public are encouraged to use mobile phone apps to report issues the police, and drones are also used for surveillance.

The app enables both police and civilians to report women who violate hijab laws. It allows users to submit a vehicle's license plate number, location, and time of the violation, after which ...

including electronic "surveillance" and pressuring the public to inform on women not wearing a hijab, which is mandatory dress code. The increased policing and prosecution of women flouting the ...

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