Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars

Iranian police have resumed warnings that women must wear mandatory headscarves even in cars, media reported yesterday, as unrest continues following the death of Mahsa Amini. Protests have gripped Iran since the September 16 death of Iranian-Kurdish Amini, 22, after her arrest in Tehran for an alleged breach of the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. Fars news agency quoted a senior police officer who said the "new stage" of the Nazer-1 programme -- "surveillance" in Persian -- was being rolled out "across the country by the police". The Nazer programme, launched in 2020, concerns the "removal of hijab in cars", Fars added. When it was launched in 2020, car owners would be sent an SMS text message alerting them of a dress code violation in their vehicle and warning of "legal" action if repeated.