Mina Joshaghani
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
This law, under the official name of protecting the family through promoting the culture of hijab and chastity, is described by many human rights organizations as a draconian law, and it imposes huge penalties on offenders, those who violate this strict dress code, and it involves men, women, and children.
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
So according to this law, those who refuse to comply with these strict dress codes have to pay exorbitant amount of fines and penalty that could go up to £12,000, £13,000. Nobody knows how people can afford this. It can lead to long prison sentences, flogging. and restrictions on their movements, education and travel.
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
For example, if the woman is not complying with this dress code, they cannot be admitted to their school or they can be refused service at a shop or the shop owner has to pay these fines. So it puts kind of people against each other as well in that level. It leads to, you
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
The human rights defenders, activists, they say that this is going to further erase women and girls from the society, making their lives more tolerable while they're struggling with other rights. They have to adhere to these rules. And at the very, very extreme end, it could sum up to corruption on earth, which, according to the Islamic penal code, could lead to execution and death penalty.
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
We will know in five days, you know, within the span of this new week, if he's going to sign this. But one of his main slogans, the main slogan for his government was national reconciliation. He wants to, you know, he's alluding to this big gap between the establishment and people who are really, really critical.
Global News Podcast
Syria: thousands celebrate 'Victory Day'
But we will see if he doesn't sign it, he's going to be, you know, standing and rising against the establishment and the supreme leader who is the main supporter of this law. And if he does, he's going to lose public support. His reformist leniency is going to be completely overshadowed.