First, the Sentence
Women caught in the Iranian city of Shahin-Shah wearing make up, scarves that don't cover the hair and neck or sleeves that don't cover the arm down to the wrist will be arrested and immediately flogged. The prosecutor's office there has posed signs saying it has asked police to immediately bring the women they arrest to court, where prosecutors will demand the maximum sentence: 100 lashes. The notice also says that women caught with their hair not completely covered face up to 10 months in prison.
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