The move has been described as ‘chilling’ by activists and rights groups as arrests mount over dress code breaches

Summary

Iran announced plans to open a “hijab removal treatment clinic” to provide “scientific and psychological treatment” for women defying the country’s mandatory hijab laws, sparking outrage from activists and human rights groups.

Critics, including UK-based Iranian journalist Sima Sabet, condemned the clinic as “chilling” and akin to social exclusion.

Human rights lawyer Hossein Raeesi noted the clinic is unprecedented under both Islamic and Iranian law.

The move follows increased arrests, forced disappearances, and alleged abuses in psychiatric facilities targeting women and protesters in breach of hijab laws.

    • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      552·
      20 hours ago

      The leftist that lives rent free in your head probably did, not one leftist in the real world (where there is grass and trees) has said this

      • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 hours ago

        I’ve seen some play defense for Iran but I think it comes solely from the fact that Iran is at odds with the US. Some are very black and white like that.

        • antigengen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          33 minutes ago

          They are at odds with the US because they put the Shah of iran in the first place, who was a dictator.

          Kinda like they’re now whining about putting after clinton sent yeltsin to destroy the soviet union and the eastern block got nothing to eat for ten years

          Kinda like they whined about Ben Laden

          It’s all self-inflicted really. And let’s be honest, this is still better than the palestinian genocide. The west put the bar very low lmao

      • Ruorc@lemmy.mlEnglish
        242·
        20 hours ago

        Or maybe its the leftist that Faux news conjured up for him?