CHRI – In December and January of this year, Iranian women challenged the Islamic Republic’s compulsory hijab by waving their headscarves in public in various cities across Iran. They risked arrest, some were detained and some face serious charges. But they have not given up. They are the “Girls of Revolution Street.”
- 6 years ago
Michael Earhart
Categories:
Human rightsVideo
These Women Risked Imprisonment in Iran to Protest the Compulsory Hijab
Tags: human rightsIranProtestsshabtabnewsWomen Rights
Related Post
-
Activist Arrested During Educators Rally In Iran
iranintl - A Bushehr Teachers Union member, Reza Amanifar, was arrested as Iranian educators took…
-
Khamenei Likely To Lose Grip On Parliament In Battle Over Speakership
iranintl - With an approaching run-off election to fill the final 32 parliamentary seats, and…
-
Iran Worried About US Tying Up Saudi Arabia and Israel
iranintl - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned about ‘normalization with Israel’ Wednesday, as US…