As a result of her consistent defiance against Iran's compulsory hijab law, Roya Heshmati, a 33-year-old Iranian woman, has become a symbol of resistance throughout the ongoing “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement following the tragic death of 22-year-old Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022. Since the out
Iranian activists say Armita Geravand, 16, is in a coma after a beating by one of Iran's "hijab enforcers" for not wearing hijab in a Tehran metro station.
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The sweeping public protests that erupted across Iran in response to the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in custody of Iran’s morality police last September have been characterized by many observers as the first feminist uprising in the region. The visually powerful images of women and girls defying compulsory hijab laws in the streets and the slogan “women, life, freedom” have strengthened this characterization and drawn broad international sympathy. But the sweeping protests and their demands for
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