An Iranian woman was given 74 lashes for “violating public morality” and ordered to pay a fine for not wearing the Muslim veil, the judicial authority said.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the veil has been mandatory in Iran for all women, even foreigners, who must hide their hair in public places.

“The convicted woman, Roya Heshamti, encouraged indulgence (by going out) in a despicable manner to crowded places in Tehran”, the judicial news agency Mizan Online stated on Saturday evening.

“His sentence of 74 lashes was carried out in accordance with the law and Sharia” and “for violating public morals,” Mizan Online added.

The convicted woman’s lawyer, Maziar Tatati, told the reformist Shargh newspaper that his client was arrested in April “for publishing a photo without a veil on social networks.”

In recent months, more and more women have appeared unveiled in public places.mainly due to the protest movement sparked by the September 2022 death in custody of Mahsa Aminiarrested for violating the strict dress code.

Tatati added that Heshamti had also been fined “for not wearing the Muslim headscarf in public.”

Considering the acts of disobedience of women regarding the use of the veil, The authorities have tightened their tone and announced more checkswith the use of cameras and the arrest of actresses who posed without a hijab on social networks.

In September, Parliament voted in favor of a bill that would tighten penalties for those who violate the dress code. (JO)