Iran’s new chastity and hijab law: what you need to know

A new chastity and hijab bill is awaiting approval by Iranian authorities. Under the draft law, women face up to 10 years in prison if they continue to defy the country’s mandatory hijab law.

The stricter dress code, which UN experts say amounts to ‘gender apartheid’, comes exactly one year after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old was allegedly beaten by police for wearing the Islamic headscarf incorrectly.

Concerned activists have said the regime’s new law would ‘weaponise public morals’, denying women and girls their freedom of expression
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