Iran: Enforcing The Dress Code

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Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars)
Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars)
April 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Iranian police have launched a fresh crackdown on women caught violating strict Islamic dress-code rules. Such crackdowns on women wearing loose head scarves, tight or short coats, short pants, or make-up have become a routine part of Iranian life as summer approaches.
 
Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars) Police and Basij activists check women for proper dress in Tehran on April 22 (Fars)
 

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