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Residents fix a sign reading "Nipah containment zone" on a barricade
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​Iranian women walk down a street with their hair exposed despite the revival of the morality police in Tehran, Iran.

Iran unveils law targeting hijab-free celebrities

Two weeks after announcing the return of its infamous “morality police,” Tehran is reviewing harsh new legislation to enforce the “modest dress” of both female and male Iranians – particularly famous ones.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Iran's morality police: not disbanded
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Iran's morality police: not disbanded

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I wanted to focus a little bit on Iran. We've had over two months of demonstrations across the entire country, grassroots, mostly young people, led by women in opposition to the morality police and the incredibly oppressive treatment that women in particular have in that country, not least of which, the forced wearing of the hijab under penalty of arrest.