Hijab law: Iran to use facial recognition to identify women not covering heads?

The Iran government is planning to use facial recognition technology on public transport to identify women not wearing the hijab, its official said.

The move aims to recognize women not complying with Iran's new decree on wearing hijab which was enforced on August 15.
UK daily 'The Guardian' quoting an Iranian official reported that the announcement was made in an interview.

Mohammad SH Golpayegani, Secretary of Iran's Virtue and Vice headquarters said the government was planning to use surveillance technology against women in public places to keep an eye on those violating the law.

Last month, Iran had imposed further restrictions on how women clothing. Its President Ebrahim Raisi had passed an order to enforce country's hijab and chastity law, which resulted in a slew of new prohibitions on women.

The order triggered nationwide protests with women taking it to the streets and condemning the decree by posting their pictures on social media without hijab.

Hijab, a head scarf worn by Muslim women, was made compulsory in public for Iranian women and girls aged 9, after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.