A recent United Nations report sheds light on the alarming extent of Iran's reliance on technology to surveil and control women's behavior.

The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code. Central to this crackdown is the “Nazer” mobile application, a government-backed tool that allows citizens and police to report women for alleged violations.

Iran is employing advanced surveillance technologies, including drones, facial recognition, and the Nazer mobile app, to enforce hijab laws. The UN report highlights increasing digital monitoring targeting women,

The report points out Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code

A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme measures in its drive to restrict their rights, including electronic surveillance and camera-drones.

Iranian authorities are deploying drones, facial recognition technology, and mobile applications to monitor and punish women who defy the country’s mandatory hijab laws, the United Nations has warned.

Then, according to the report, the app "triggers a text message (in real-time) to the registered owner of the vehicle, warning them that they had been found in violation of the mandatory hijab laws, and that their vehicles would be impounded for ignoring these warnings.