Illustrative – Iranian women wearing hijabs, April 15, 2024. (Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

While much of the international community is focused on a potential Israeli counterstrike on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly intensified its oppressive enforcement of the hijab mandate for women across several Iranian cities.

Human rights agencies and opposition groups report that the Iranian regime’s notorious “Morality Police” employs beatings and, in some cases, sexual violence to enforce oppressive policies against women. Multiple individuals have been detained during violent arrests across Iran since last weekend.

This escalation of violence against women comes after the ayatollah regime recently announced its “Nour Project,” officially created to handle “dealing with anomalies,” which refers to social practices considered normal in free societies but incompatible with the ayatollah regime’s extremist religious ideology.Resorting to conspiracy theories, Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, accused Western nations of “hiring” women who do not wear hijab, arguing […]