Iran cracks down on women who defy compulsory hijab

Last year, Iranian women, branded the “Girls of Revolution Street” on social media, protested being compelled to wear a hijab by removing their headscarves.

An Iranian woman adjusts her hijab as she stands in front of a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei while attending a rally in Tehran

(photo credit: MORTEZA NIKOUBAZI/ REUTERS)

ByREUTERS, TZVI JOFFRE

JULY 31, 2019 21:43

Iran cracks down on women who defy compulsory hijab

Last year, Iranian women, branded the “Girls of Revolution Street” on social media, protested being compelled to wear a hijab by removing their headscarves.

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Iran cracks down on women who defy compulsory hijab

Last year, Iranian women, branded the “Girls of Revolution Street” on social media, protested being compelled to wear a hijab by removing their headscarves.

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