Iran to use facial recognition cameras to enforce new hijab laws in chilling crackdown on women not covering up

IRANIAN authorities are plotting to use facial recognition cameras to spot women defying strict new laws on wearing hijabs. The chilling crackdown will see women who refuse to cover up tracked down using biometric technology on CCTV in public places. GettyIranian authorities plan to use facial recognition technology to identify women not wearing hijabs[/caption] GettyOfficials in Iran are cracking down on women’s clothing rules[/caption] As laws on wearing the hijab become harsher, officials have said footage from surveillance cameras from places such as subways and public transport will be used to penalise women not complying. The hijab – a head covering worn by Muslim women – became mandatory for women and girls aged over nine to wear in Iran after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Secretary of Iran’s Headquarters for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice, Mohammad Saleh Hashemi Golpayegani, has now revealed extreme government plans to use facial recognition tech. It comes after the country’s hardline president, Ebrahim Raisi, signed a new decree to enforce even more restrictions on how women can dress, reports RFERL. More world news HELL CLIMB Eight tourists killed on active volcano after horror plunge at 14,000ft HORROR PLUNGE Shock moment fairground ride plunges 50 ft to the ground injuring 50 people Golpayegani said that under new orders, those who break rules will be fined. He also said female government employees would be fired if their social media pictures do not conform to Islamic laws. New rules also state women who post photos without a hijab online will have many social rights taken away for up to a year. It is understood the major crackdown has seen women banned from entering government offices, banks and even public transport in recent months as the “morality” police” become increasingly active. Most read in The Sun 'BLOODBATH' Screams heard before twins, 8, ‘hacked to death with machete’ & sister killed 'BITTER & TWISTED' I met Shamima Begum - a chilling text changed my whole opinion of her BILL SHOCK Martin Lewis reveals exact amount households will pay even if they use NO energy TOTALLY BAFFLED I’m plus size & accused of wearing ‘inappropriate’ outfits - I don’t get it WHO KNEW? People are only just realising what the “H” signs are for on lamp posts PATI-OH NO I returned from a shopping trip to find my patio had been taken away by council According to reports, officers have been seen detaining women for breaking clothing rules by forcing them into vans. In July, Iranian artist Sepideh Rashno was arrested after a video of a confrontation between her and an enforcer went viral. The 28-year-old was on a bus without a hijab when she was challenged by another woman for not wearing one. She began filming Sepideh to expose her identity before threatening to report her. Bystanders were forced to intervene on Sepideh’s behalf as the altercation became violent, with Sepideh left in hospital with internal bleeding. The enforcer was eventually forced off the bus – but Sepideh was arrested after the video went viral and, according to human rights group Hrana, she was beaten and forced to apologise. According to article 638 of the Islamic Penal Code, women refusing to wear a hijab in public is a criminal act, punishable by flogging, imprisonment or a fine. Jasmin Ramsey, deputy director of the Centre for Human Rights in Iran, said: “The only ‘crime’ Sepideh Rashnoo committed was trying to be a woman on her own terms in Iran. Read More on The Sun TATT'S AWKWARD I got my boyfriend's name tattooed on my chest - trolls say we'll break up CUT COSTS Energy bill warning over simple appliance tweaks that could save you £100's “By refusing to comply with the state’s forced hijab law, she was refusing to be a second-class citizen. “The message has not changed since the 1979 revolution: Anyone who defies us, especially women, will be beaten into submission.” YouTubeSepida Rashno was arrested after she got on a bus without a hijab on[/caption] YouTubeShe was hospitalised with internal bleeding after being challenged for not wearing a head covering[/caption] YouTubeThe enforcer filed Sepideh on the bus[/caption]