Iran’s new hijab surveillance system met with internal defiance, derision

Screenshot of an animation published by Iranian state news agency Tasnim on April 17, 2023, showing how police will use street cameras to identify women not wearing a hijab in vehicles and send them text message warnings to comply with Iran's mandatory hijab law. (Photo: Tasnim)

WASHINGTON: Iran’s new domestic surveillance program for enforcing its mandatory hijab law is having a shaky start, with many women appearing to ignore it, lawyers sharply criticizing it and activists observed to be plotting to subvert it.