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Women living under Iran's Islamic Republic could be fined up to £57,000 for defying the government's new hijab laws, which demand they wear the religious head-covering at all times.

Iranian lawmaker and member of the Cultural Commission of the Iranian parliament, Hojjat ol-Eslam Hossein Jalali said on Sunday that punishments for flouting the laws include revocation of drivers' licenses and passports, or a ban on the use of the internet for celebrities and social media influencers and bloggers alongside the cash fine. 

Jalali added that these laws will apply to women who disobey the hijab rules while riding in vehicles, dining in restaurants, at schools and universities, as well as on the streets and other public spaces, reports Iran International. 

Hardline law and policymakers have been looking at alternative ways of enforcing once brutal hijab enforcement rules following the failure of their 'morality police' method of cracking down on lawbreakers. 

It comes after the death of Mahsa Amini in September, which triggered large-scale, nationwide protests.