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2021
Access to Education

Classroom Segregation Protocol

September 12: Administrative instruction for the mandatory physical separation of male and female students in universities. Measures include the installation of curtains and separate entrances.

2022
Access to Education

Indefinite Suspension of Secondary Education

March 23: Official directive prohibiting girls from attending school beyond Grade 6, formalizing the indefinite closure of female secondary schools.

Education / Work

Exclusion from Higher Education

December 20: Ministry of Higher Education directive suspends access to all public and private universities for female students, effectively ending women's academic presence.

2023
Work / Livelihoods

Closure of Women's Personal Services Sector

July 4: National order mandating the shutdown of all women's beauty salons, removing a major economic and social hub for female employment.

2024
Freedom of Expression / PVPV

Codification of PVPV Law

August 21: Promulgation of the Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Article 13 defines female voices and faces as "awrah" (private), criminalizing public vocal and visual presence.