Ten Years Jail Term For Iran’s New ‘Hijab and Chastity Bill’

On Wednesday, Sept. 20th, Iran’s parliament passed the Hijab and Chastity bill, increasing prison terms and fines for those violating the country’s strict dress code. The bill, often called the “hijab bill,” raises prison times to 10 years for women refusing to wear headscarves or appropriately modest attire in public. In addition to facing up […]