Disturbing footage has emerged of men being arrested for wearing shorts amid a brutal crackdown by Iran‘s morality police.
The officers have been seen handcuffing, insulting, and in at least one instance, beating, males who dare to break the country’s strict dress code – even as summer temperatures soar.
In Tehran, there have been power outages as thermometers topped 45C in recent days.
Iran’s parliament is currently debating a new bill around the laws that govern how men dress, after authorities announced a clampdown on the country’s strict dress code.
The new bill defines ‘improper clothing’ for men, which includes ‘wearing clothing that is against public modesty, such as clothing that does not cover a part of the body lower than the chest or higher than the ankle.’