Iranian law enforcement officials said they would resume patrols to uphold a strict dress code requiring women to cover their hair publicly.

On Sunday, male and female morality police officials were spotted driving branded vans through the streets of Tehran.

“The police will launch car and foot patrols to warn, take legal measures, and refer to the judiciary those who disobey police orders and disregard consequences of dressing against the norms,” said police spokesman Saeed Montazer Almehdi, according to the official news agency IRNA.

This comes exactly 10 months after the death of the Iranian Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old arrested for violating the Islamic dress code.

According to government sources, the months-long turmoil that followed Mahsa Amini’s killing resulted in the deaths of more than 200 people, including security personnel. However, human rights organizations put the figure at or above 500.

At least seven individuals have been executed for participating in the protests, which persisted until January. Despite increasing appeals for a reprieve from execution, many more people remain on death row.

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