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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Utah family members charged with supporting Mexican terrorist cartel through oil smuggling
Maxwell Sterling Jensen, 25, and James Lael Jensen, 68, from Sandy, Utah, were charged with conspiring to support the Jalisco New Generation cartel, designated as a terrorist organization, and related money laundering and smuggling offenses. They allegedly concealed the origins of proceeds from smuggled crude oil and facilitated the fraudulent entry of thousands of oil shipments through their Texas-based enterprise, Arroyo Terminals. Following their arrest, authorities seized four tank barges and several vehicles, with potential...
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