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  2. My Stealthy Freedom - Wikipedia

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    The Facebook page called Stealthy Freedom was set up on 5 May 2014 [1] and it is dedicated to posting images of women with their hijab (scarf) removed. [6] Many women have submitted their pictures without hijab, taken in various locations: parks, beaches, markets, streets, and elsewhere. [6] Alinejad said that the campaign began rather simply:

  3. Iranian woman watching the World Cup sans hijab goes viral - AOL

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    In a photo of an Iranian woman supporting her team at the World Cup, in the ID she is wearing, she’s sporting a hijab — but in the photo taken at the match, the head covering is nowhere to be ...

  4. Roya Heshmati - Wikipedia

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    Roya Heshmati (Persian: رویا حشمتی, 1990 in Sanandaj - ) is a Kurdish-Iranian activist known for her defiance against the mandatory hijab policy in Iran. Heshmati gained prominence for protesting by refraining from wearing the obligatory hijab in public spaces and sharing a photograph on social media without adhering to this regulation.

  5. Iran arrests female student who stripped to protest harassment

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    An Iranian woman was arrested after reportedly stripping down to her undergarments to protest an alleged assault by security forces for not following strict hijab laws. The woman was reportedly ...

  6. Woman, Life, Freedom movement - Wikipedia

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    The Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran is a protest movement launched in September 2022 after the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, a young Iranian woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. The movement demands the end of compulsory hijab laws and other forms of discrimination and oppression against women ...

  7. Why are women burning their hijabs in protest in Iran? - AOL

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    Before this, women were free to decide whether to wear a hijab, with some bowing to family pressure or following tradition. In charge of enforcing these dress codes were the Gasht-e Ershad ...

  8. Women's rights in Iran - Wikipedia

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    She encouraged men and women to "post images on social media of themselves either wearing white or no headscarf to protest being forced to wear the hijab." She later fled Iran. [65] In 2019 three women arrested for "disrespecting compulsory hijab" were sentenced to a total of 55 years and six months by a "Revolutionary Court" in Iran. [66] [67]

  9. Hijab in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Anti hijab wearing advertising action by businesses, workplaces and or employee 2nd degree, fine of 2/4/ month of all of profits gained* Banned from leaving the country 6 months- to 2 years; 36 to 55 million; 55 to 100 million; Celebrities without/ not wearing hijab 2nd degree or /%10 of net worth* 6 months barred from working (5 to 15 year on ...