WorldIran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed
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Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed

By UN News Service
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Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through a new strict law on religious dress and behaviour that was due to take effect on Friday.

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