The morality police had largely pulled back following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September, but are now set to return to clamp down on woman flouting the official dress code.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.
After the death of Mahsa Amini sparked widespread protests across Iran, the so-called morality police mostly disappeared from the streets. Now they’re back to impose a new campaign to force Islamic dress on women.
It’s been more than six months since state officials removed Iran’s Guidance Patrol (nicknamed “morality police”) from active duty on the streets of Iran. Shariah in the country states that women must wear hijabs and loose-fitting clothing to maintain modesty, in accordance with Islamic tradition. Since 2006, the Gasht-e Ershad, or Guidance Patrol, has enforced the law by monitoring that women cover their hair with a hijab.