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Iran charges two actors for not wearing headscarves

Iranian actress Pantea Bahram arrives to the 33rd Fajr International Film Festival, Feb. 3, 2015, in Tehran. [VOA]

Iran has charged two prominent actors for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.

Police in Tehran have referred the case against Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram to Iran's judiciary, accusing them of "the crime of removing the hijab in public and posting photos on the internet," the Tasnim news agency said late Monday.

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