Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for not covering their head

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mental health organisations accused Iranian authorities of “exploiting psychiatry" for other purposes. “Diagnosing mental health disorders is the responsibility of psychiatrists, not judges," they decried, according to France 24. What's more concerning is that the Iranian authorities are not even sparing children and young girls.

Education Minister Youssef Nouri admitted that during the Mahsa Amini protest, school children were being detained in the streets or at school and held in “medical psychological centres" where they were “re-educated" to prevent “anti-social" behaviour. The government is trying all sorts of ways to stop women from moving out without hijabs. Women are being charged with hefty fined, sent text messages if spotted driving without a hijab.

Authorities are also confiscating vehicles and even pressuring employers – including those in the private sector – to get women fired. Unveiled women have even been refused hospital treatment while shops catering to them have been forced to shut down, France 24 reported. A bill presented to the Iranian parlaiment at the end of July hints that things are going to get worse for women in the coming days.

The bill proposes even harsher penalties for women who refuse to wear a headscarf, reported ANI citing France 24. Experts cited the risk of loss of civil rights in such case. After the adoption of the bill, women can even be sentenced to death for their repeated act of protest against Hijab.