Since then, Iranian women on the streets increasingly have ignored the existing hijab law, walking in public with their hair uncovered despite the threat of arrest or harassment.

In Iran, women and girls in ... to protest the forced hijab. But the hijab-waving of Vida Movahed brought that movement from the Internet to the streets, at great personal risk for those who ...

That’s the slogan given by Iranian women protesters after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being allegedly beaten in police custody for wearing her hijab improperly. The other popular slogan ...

Since the death of a young Iranian woman at the hands of the police two weeks ago, countless women have taken to the streets in the ... has taken off her hijab. «But it’s about much more ...

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women ... wave of street protests across the country. Iran's parliament has approved a new ...

For decades, Iranian authorities have enforced the mandatory hijab through patrols ... made a comeback to the streets of Tehran and other major cities. Many more women and men have been arrested ...

Iranian police have dispersed a ... of a bill imposing tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the covering, known as a hijab. Parliament approved the bill in September 2023.

Demonstrators demand tougher penalties for women who refuse to wear the hijab Since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, women have been required to conceal their hair in public. However, increasing ...