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HRW – Iranian Judiciary Requires Actresses to Undergo Psychological Treatment.
In recent cases, Iran’s judiciary has ordered actresses to undergo psychological treatment, as part of their sentencing after being convicted for not complying with compulsory hijab laws. Iranian mental health associations have protested the orders. In a letter to the head of the judiciary, four mental health associations called the orders an “abuse of psychology.” The diagnoses that the judges were including in their convictions, such as “antisocial” or “antifamily personality disorder”, are non-scientific, and psychiatrists should be diagnosing mental health conditions, not judges, the letter said. No person should be subjected to coercive, involuntary treatment, including on the basis of a real or perceived disability.
On July 14, HRANA reported that, actress Azadeh Samadi was referred for psychological treatment for “antisocial personality disorder,” and required to submit her health certification when she had completed treatment. Samadi was prosecuted for refusing to comply with compulsory hijab laws; summoned in January on the charge of “injuring public morals and modesty through unveiling.”
On July 19, Fars news reported that well-known actress Afsaneh Bayegan was convicted for wearing a hat and not complying with hijab rules. In addition to two years imprisonment and a travel and social media ban, Bayegan has been ordered to visit an official psychology center once a week for treatment for “mental illness of anti-family personality.”
