LONDON: Protests have rocked Iran after a woman who was arrested for breaking recently strengthened hijab laws gave a confession on state TV that observers say followed torture, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. Sepideh Rashno, 28, was arrested in July after she was filmed on a bus violating the clothing requirements. On July 12, the government introduced a strict Hijab and
A video posted online by a group of Iranian female activists supporting a woman, who was arrested for violating Iran’s mandatory hijab rule, has gone viral days after she was seen confessing to the crime allegedly under duress, Radio Farda reported on Wednesday. Prominent Iranian activist Masih Alinejad shared a video online on Aug. 16, in which she and other female activists
Hundreds of civil activists in the western Lorestan Province have issued a statement calling on the Iranian authorities to release a woman who was arrested for protesting the mandatory head scarf and was apparently beaten to force a televised confession from her.
For Iran regime, July 12 was to be "National Hijab and Chastity Day". It turned out to be far different, as Iranian women mobilize against compulsory hijab.