Tag: White Wednesdays
Iranian women’s rights activist, 20, is jailed for 15 years for ‘spreading prostitution by taking off her hijab’
Saba Kord Afshari, 20, activist from Iran, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail Got 15 years for ‘spreading corruption and prostitution by taking off her hijab’ Afshari took …
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Iranian women face 10 years for sharing videos of hijab removal
By Ahmad Vahdat Source: The Telegraph Iranian officials have warned that posting video footage of women removing their mandatory headscarves in public could lead to up 10 years imprisonment, according to …
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How Iran’s Hijab Protests Went Viral
Source: Vice News YouTube For women in Iran, walking in public with their hair uncovered can be an act of protest. The women who don’t comply with the country’s 1979 …
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