Officers, who force women to wear the hijab amid widespread defiance, have been seen patrolling the streets of Tehran in marked vans
Iran has redeployed its morality police, who force women to wear the hijab, nearly a year after the death of a woman in police custody sparked nationwide protests.
The morality police had largely stopped patrols following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last September, as authorities struggled to contain mass demonstrations that posed one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Their reintroduction comes as many women have continued to violate the country’s strict dress laws, despite a heavy crackdown on the protests.
In Tehran on Sunday, morality police officers could be seen patrolling the streets in marked vans.