Siavash Adelan
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Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
Teenagers as well as youngsters are targets of this intimidation and persecution and suppression. campaign by the state.
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
They're using all kinds of new technologies that are available to the law enforcement organizations in Iran, including apps where people can report violations of the mandatory hijab law. If they see another woman in a car who is not wearing the scarf or head covering, they can report that to the app. And then in real time, a text will be sent to the owner of the car
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
And then the car may be impounded if they don't pay a penalty in time. For example, that's one thing. They're considering using drones to monitor this. They haven't really done that extensively, but it's mentioned in this human rights report as well.
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
Yes, and enforcement of mandatory hijab is considered one of these ways of crushing dissent because not wearing the hijab today is considered defiance of Iranian law, especially in light of the protests that we saw in 2022. But it's interesting that in spite of all these attempts by the government to enforce mandatory hijab, The public life goes on with a lot of women not wearing the scarf.
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
So it's not really being observed on the street by many, many women. But at the same time, the government needs to show its supporters, the supporters of mandatory hijab, that it is taking action. And every now and then it makes example of people, of women who don't observe the hijab.
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
Absolutely. The number of executions has risen since 2022 when Mahsa Amini died in police custody. And this is not just about women. It includes a lot of activists, human rights activists, protesters, people who have led some of those protests. This was government's way of intimidating the public in order to avoid any further disruptions and social unrest.
Global News Podcast
Is Putin serious about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
Well, we've had reports of children having also been arrested, not necessarily of children being executed. But yeah, I mean, as you remember, the protests of 2022 was all about the Generation Z taking to the streets, the new Iranian girls and boys who don't want to accept these rules that have been enforced by the theocratic government for decades. There have been reports of their arrest.