Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab
1 year, 4 months ago

Hijab rule: Iran sending women for psychological treatment for defying Hijab

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A protest that spread like a wildfire after the death of Mhasa Amini under the custody of Iran's moral police, has now forced the Iranian government to resort to psychological treatment implement its Hijab rule. In another case of punishment by Tehran court a woman was sentenced to two months in prison and six months of psychological treatment for “a contagious psychological disorder that leads to sexual promiscuity” because she didn’t wear a hijab. Drawing attention towards government's exploitation of psychological treatment for punishing woman, the presidents of four mental health organisations accused Iranian authorities of “exploiting psychiatry” for other purposes. Iran government to impose harsher penalties on women protesting against hijab What's more concerning is that the Iranian authorities are not even sparing children and young girls.

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5 days, 20 hours ago
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6 days, 1 hour ago
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
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3 months, 1 week ago
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
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8 months ago
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9 months, 2 weeks ago
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1 year, 2 months ago
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1 year, 2 months ago
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1 year, 3 months ago
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1 year, 3 months ago
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1 year, 3 months ago
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1 year, 3 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 7 months ago
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1 year, 7 months ago
Iran pledges to take strict action against people who promote removing the veil
1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 8 months ago
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1 year, 9 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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2 years ago
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