Tehran to introduce all-women minivans

 
Regular complaints of harassment on mixed-sex buses, taxis push Tehran to introduce women-only minivans.

 
TEHRAN - Public transport authorities in the Iranian capital will soon introduce women-only minivans, amid regular complaints of harassment on ordinary mixed-sex buses and taxis.

The new 11-seater minivans will also only be driven by women, Tehran bus chief Mohammad Ahmadi Bafandeh told the Etemad-Melli newspaper, promising that "women will have easier transport conditions" when the service starts in June.

City buses in Tehran and the rest of the country are already segregated to a certain extent, with women placed at the back and men at the front.

However, minibuses and shared taxis can be shared by men and women, and space is often at a premium. In recent years several Iranian cities have seen the introduction of women-only taxi services.

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