Iran increasingly electronically surveils women looking for headscarf violations, UN report warns

Iran relies on electronic surveillance and public informants to enforce mandatory headscarf laws, as protests continue despite threats of violence and imprisonment. The UN report highlights state-sponsored vigilantism, aerial drone surveillance, and a mobile app for reporting violations, leading to dangerous consequences like a woman being shot and paralyzed. The crackdown on hijab enforcement has resulted in hundreds of arrests and executions, while Iran faces economic crisis and social unrest amid US sanctions and nuclear tensions.

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