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Authorities in Iran are planning to change the penalties for headscarf violations, the reform-oriented Shargh newspaper reports.

However, the planned change by the incumbent hardliners will not mean any changes in the Islamic dress code, the newspaper said.

However, if a woman violates the requirement to wear a headscarf, the reform will allow first offenders to avoid punishment if they give a written assurance that the offense will not be repeated.

But if the person is a repeat offender or refuses to sign, various penalties can be imposed, such as community service, re-education courses, bans on leaving the country, employment restrictions and fines.

The author of the article predicts that the law will not find public support.

Iranian police monitor the wearing of hijab in vehicles

We remind you that for more than three months, Iranians have been protesting against the repressive policy after the death of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini during police custody.

She died in mid-September after being arrested by the so-called morality police for violating the headscarf ban.

She became a symbol of the wave of protests that plunged Iran into its worst political crisis in decades.

The reform makes no mention of so-called morality guards or the moral police, according to the newspaper.

For months, the notorious morality police have almost completely disappeared from the streets, and many women in Iran's major cities no longer wear headscarves.

There have been repeated reports that the authorities intend to monitor dress codes in the future, for example with advanced surveillance technology.

At the same time, however, Tehran has already begun executing those detained over the protests, with rights groups saying hundreds could be executed.

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