Moment Iranian morality police force woman to cover her bare legs with trousers as new hijab crackdown sees dozens of cafes and gyms sealed off

Published: 14:55 BST, 17 August 2026 | Updated: 16:30 BST, 17 August 2026

Video has emerged of Iranian morality police forcing a woman to cover up her bare legs as the Islamic Republic unleashes a new crackdown on 'violations of Islamic norms'. 

Footage captured in the Iranian city of Amol, in northern Iran, shows a female officer from the feared vice squad confronting a young woman sitting at a bus stop. 

The officer scolds her for not covering her legs up: 'What you’re doing is disgraceful. Even in Turkey, you couldn’t go out dressed like this. Stand up, please. Get up and leave.'

The young woman initially apologises, but when the officer continues to shout at her, she retaliates and says: 'It’s none of your business. Leave me alone and get lost.'

In the background, a police siren can be heard. The video then cuts to a clip of two male officers cornering the young woman, forcing her to put on a pair of trousers. 

But the female morality officer delivers one final order: 'Put on your headscarf.' 

In Iran, women have needed to cover their necks and heads following the Iranian revolution in 1979. 

Modest clothing is enforced by the specially created morality police, formally known as Gasht-e Ershad, which translates as 'Guidance Patrol'.

The rule has been heavily enforced in the country since the revolution, with months of devastating bombardment from Israeli and US forces doing little to loosen the Iranian regime's control on the country and free its people.  

Footage taken from the Iranian city of Amol, in northern Iran, showed a female officer from the notorious force confronting a young woman sitting at a bus stop

The woman is then forced to put on a pair of trousers

The video is the latest sign of the Iranian regime's ever-tightening grip on the country. 

Iran International reported that authorities have sealed up at least 42 cafes, gyms, restaurants and shops over the last three weeks over compulsory hijab rules and what officials describe as violations of Islamic norms. 

The closures were reported in at least 17 cities, including Tehran, Mashhad, Yazd, Kerman, Ardabil and Birjand. 

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