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Iranian police set up cameras in public sites to identify women defying compulsory dress code | South China Morning Post

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Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places to identify and penalise women not wearing a headscarf, Iran's chief of police announced on April 8, 2023. The increased surveillance is an attempt to rein in the growing number of women defying Iran's compulsory dress code. Since the death of 22-year-old K…

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