Iran’s totalitarian rulers are stepping harder on the necks of women: Iran cracks down on women’s dress.

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (UPI) — Police in Tehran have been ordering Iranian women to cover up, stopping those they perceive as “badly veiled.”

The crackdown followed the 2005 election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“We are certainly seeing a return to behavior we haven’t seen for 10 years,” Hadi Ghaemi of Human Rights Watch told The Telegraph. “Generally, the imposition of strict Islamic codes has been increasing under Ahmadinejad.”

Ghaemi said that the penalty for violating a code that requires the complete covering of women’s heads and bodies in public depends on the officers involved and the women’s political connections.

“The person could end up in jail depending on their relationship with the authorities,” he said. “Generally, the imposition of strict Islamic codes has been increasing under Ahmadinejad.”