From this Saturday, Iran watch with security cameras and Artificial Intelligence that all women wear the veil, in a new step to reimpose this garment in the Islamic country. Many Iranian women have stopped wearing the Islamic headscarf as a form of protest and civil disobedience since the death in September Mahsa Amini after being arrested precisely for carrying poorly put the hijab.

For months the Islamic Republic focused on quelling the protests unleashed by the death of Amini and now, once the revolt has been controlled, they have turned their gaze to the reimposition of the veilmandatory in the country since 1983. In response, the protests have returned to the streets, where Iranian women have publicly unveiled themselves. They risk fines and even two years in jail.

The Iranian Police announced last Saturday that it was going to use cameras and smart tools to identify women who do not wear the hijab in public places and gave a period of one week to start applying the measure. Identified women without a veil will receive a text message informing them of the violation. If they reoffend, charges will be filed against them and they will have to appear in court.

“Dear lady, on the day… in the place of… you committed the crime of removing your hijab in public, according to the Islamic Penal Code article 638,” reads the message that the women will receive, according to the Tasnim agency.