The Muslims are getting worse - not better.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/21/middleeast/iran-hijab-law-parliament-jail-int...Iranian women face 10 years in jail for inappropriate dress after ‘hijab bill’ approved
By Tara Subramaniam, Adam Pourahmadi and Mostafa Salem, CNN
Published 12:34 PM EDT, Thu September 21, 2023
CNN —
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing much harsher penalties on women who breach hijab rules, days after the one-year anniversary of mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini.
Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died last September after being detained by the regime’s infamous morality police, allegedly for not abiding by the country’s conservative dress code.
The so-called “hijab bill” will be enacted for a three-year trial period. It sets out various regulations around the wearing of clothing, which if violated can carry up to 10 years in prison.
Women not wearing the hijab properly in public and men who wear “revealing clothing that shows parts of the body lower than the chest or above the ankles,” would receive fines that gradually increase after repeated offenses, the bill says.
The bill also outlines penalties for celebrities and businesses who do not comply.
The Guardian Council, which oversees legislative matters in the Islamic Republic, still needs to approve the bill before it is implemented. All bills passed by the parliament must be reviewed and approved by the council to become law.
Parts of the bill are ambiguous. For example, the legislation fails to define what constitutes “semi-naked” in public – a crime punishable by “fourth degree” prison sentences. Under the Iranian penal code, a fourth-degree penalty carries a prison sentence between five to 10 years, and a fine between 180 million rials ($4,260) and 360 million rials ($8,520).
“Any person who appears naked or semi-naked in public, in public places or on roads, or appears in a way that is traditionally considered naked will be immediately arrested,” reads article 50 of the new law.
Those who collude with foreign media and governments to promote nudity, improper hijab, or improper dress, face up to 10 years in prison, the new bill adds. Those who are found guilty of ridiculing or
insulting the hijab face a fine, in addition to a possible travel ban up to two years, the bill says.
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The bill also targets “socially influential” people who if found guilty of breaking the bill could face the same fourth-degree jail sentence and could be asked to pay 1%-5% of their total assets as a fine.
The bill’s restrictions extend to mannequins and toys, which are banned from being portrayed with indecency.
he controversial bill has received condemnation from multiple human rights advocates. UN experts have said it could amount to “gender apartheid.”
The 70-article draft law includes a range of proposals, including the use of artificial intelligence to identify women in breach of the dress code.
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