Iran increasingly electronically continues women looking for breach of headscarves, UN report warns

Geneva – Geneva (AP) – Iran Increasingly relies on electronic supervision and the public to inform women about rejection of women to carry a compulsory scarf in the country in public, even as Hard covers are pushed for penalties for those punishments for those who have protested the lawThe United Nations Report published on Friday found.

Findings of independent international mission for the international fact on the Islamic Republic Iran come after last year determined that the countries of the country was responsible for “physical violence” that led to death Mahsa Amini. Her death led to protests across the country against mandatory laws on that and public disobedience against them that continues today, despite that a threat to a violent arrest and prison prison.

“Two years after the protests started in September 2022. years, the girls and girls in Iran continue to face systematic discrimination, in law in practice, which permeates all aspects of their lives, especially in terms of committing a mandatory hijab,” said the report.

“The state increases on the caution of the sponsored state sponsor in the apparent effort for enterprises and private individuals in compliance with the hijab, presenting it as civilly responsibility.”

The Iranian UN Mission in New York did not immediately answer the comment request on the findings of 20 pages reports.

In it, UN investigators outline how Iran relies on electronic control more and more. Among efforts include Iran officials by allocating “aircraft supervision” for monitoring women in public places. At the Amirkabir University, the authorities have installed a person’s recognition software on their stationary doors to find both women who do not wear hijab, said.

Dashing cameras are considered to be Iran’s main roads in search of uncovered women. The UN investigators said they received the application for mobile phones “Nazer” offered by the Iranian police, which enables the public to report on non-employed women in vehicles, including ambulances, buses, metro and taxi drivers.

“Users can add a location, date, time and number of license boards desired in which the alleged mandatory offense of Hijab occurred, which then” flags “on the network, warning the police,” they say it is a report. “Then it starts a text message (real-time) to the registered vehicle owner, warning them that they were found in opposition to mandatory hijab laws and that their vehicles would be ignored for ignoring these warnings.”

These text messages have led to dangerous situations. In July 2024. Years Cops shot and paralyzed a woman Whoever says that the activists received such a message and flee the checkpoint near the Caspian Sea.

Amini death caused months of protest and security filling that killed more than 500 people and led to detention more than 22,000. After mass demonstrations, the police were elected by the implementation of the Hijab Law, but again appeared in April 2024. under which authorities were called Noor – or “light” – plan. At least 618 women were arrested under the Norean plan, the UN researchers said, citing the local group for human rights activation in Iran.

Meanwhile, Iran performed at least 938 people last year, three times an increase of 2021. years, UN said. While many were convicted of drug charges, the report said that the stomach “indicate Nexus with Total repression of disagreement In this period. ”

As Iran continues with his interruption over the hijab, he also faces an economic crisis due to American sanctions due to his rapid improvement of the nuclear program. While U.S. President Donald Trump called on new negotiationsIran hasn’t answered yet a letter sent to his 85-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Social unrest, together with economic troubles, remain concern for Iranian theater.

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Gambrell reported from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.