Iran’s police have formally reinstated avenue patrols as a part of a renewed crackdown on girls who violate the nation’s stringent costume legal guidelines. This announcement comes a number of months forward of the anniversary of the lethal protests that erupted in September, triggered by the dying of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini whereas in police custody. Amini was arrested at a subway entrance for allegedly sporting clothes that was deemed inappropriate.

Starting from Sunday, police squads will patrol the streets on foot and in cruiser vans all through the nation, taking motion in opposition to people who proceed to defy costume norms, in response to Saeed Montazerolmahdi, spokesperson for Iran’s Law Enforcement Forces, as reported by the judiciary’s official Mizan information company.

After the protests following Amini’s dying, the so-called morality police vans appeared to have been faraway from the streets for a number of months. However, authorities have continued to crack down on girls who defy the hijab requirement via varied means.

In April, Iran’s police chief introduced that ladies caught on surveillance cameras sporting their head coverings loosely inside their autos would have their vehicles impounded and will face court docket trials.

This latest transfer follows reviews of quite a few companies and procuring facilities being ordered to close down attributable to their failure to adjust to Islamic costume codes.

According to rights teams, the protests resulted within the deaths of over 500 individuals, with hundreds extra arrested or severely injured. Among the injured had been lots of who reportedly misplaced their eyes attributable to projectiles fired by safety forces.