Iran's morality police resume hijab street patrols

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Iran’s morality police will once again patrol the country’s streets to enforce hijab regulations. Operations have been on hold the past nine months following the death of Mahsa Amini.

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00:00Iran's Morality Police will once again patrol the country's streets to enforce hijab regulations.

00:18Hijab street patrol operations were put on pause following the death of Masa Amini,

00:23a 22-year-old woman who died in Morality Police custody in September 2022.

00:28She was reportedly detained for not properly wearing a headscarf while in public.

00:33Following her death, protests erupted across the country and, in solidarity,

00:38many women refused to wear their hijabs. The head of Iran's police force also said legal action

00:44will be taken against those who refuse to follow the country's strict dress code,

00:49with dissenters being referred to the judicial system.

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