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Iran hijab bill: Women face 10 years in jail for 'inappropriate' dress (www.bbc.co.uk)

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MPs back a draft law that seeks harsh punishments against those who are "inappropriately" dressed.

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[-] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago

That seems reasonable... MMM, religion! A cancer on society since, well, like,..forever!!!

[-] cyclohexane@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

yeah only religious governments are oppressive.

[-] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

What sort of strange perversion of logic is this?!! Whataboutism?

[-] Jaysyn@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hope the women of Iran learn to fight back more effectively.

If they really want to see a change, they will need to start murdering their morality police & supposed "lawmakers" en masse.

Yes, I fucking said it.

[-] Ab_intra@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You make it sound like a easy task.. They are getting killed and put in prison. Iran's regime had build very effective fortifications for these types of protests and unrest. They know how to crack down on it, they do it by being as brutal as possible. The sad truth is that if not big portions of the population stands against the regime nothing will change. And unfortunately it's not enough what has happened to date.

The biggest issue with the regime falling is that we will see a new Libya. I don't think it will become better if the regime is removed unfortunately.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Iran's parliament has passed controversial bill that would increase prison terms and fines for women and girls who break its strict dress code.

Women burnt their headscarves or waved them in the air at the nationwide demonstrations against the clerical establishment, during which hundreds of people were reportedly killed in a crackdown by security forces.

A growing number of women and girls have stopped covering their hair in public altogether as the unrest has subsided, despite the return of the morality police to the streets and the installation of surveillance cameras.

Under Iranian law, which is based on the country's interpretation of Sharia, women and girls above the age of puberty must cover their hair with a hijab and wear long, loose-fitting clothing to disguise their figures.

On Wednesday, members of parliament voted by 152 to 34 to pass the "Hijab and Chastity Bill", which says people who are caught dressed "inappropriately" in public places will be subject to a "fourth degree" punishment.

Earlier this month, eight independent UN human rights experts warned the bill "could be described as a form of gender apartheid, as authorities appear to be governing through systemic discrimination with the intention of suppressing women and girls into total submission".

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