Those failing to wear a headscarf could face five to 10 years in prison.
Women in Iran have been increasingly flouting its strict dress code since last year’s mass protests.
The assembly approved “the ‘Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity’ bill for a trial period of three years”, the official Irna news agency reported.Women in Iran have since last year’s mass protests been increasingly flouting the Islamic republic’s strict dress code that requires head coverings and modest clothes.
Hundreds of people were killed, including dozens of security personnel, and thousands arrested over what officials labelled foreign-instigated “riots”. Covering the head and neck has been compulsory for women in Iran since the republic’s early years following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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