Iran using drones and apps to enforce women's dress code, UN says
Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.
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Iran electronically surveilling women to find headscarf violations, U.N. says
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Iran increasingly electronically surveils women looking for headscarf violations, UN report warns
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Iran is riven with conflict. Donald Trump’s offer of talks won’t ease it
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