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8 March 1979 protest in Tehran 8 March 1979 protest in Tehran. On International Women's Day on March 8, 1979, a women's march took place in Tehran in Iran.The march was originally intended to celebrate the International Women's Day, but transformed into massive protests against the changes taking place in women's rights during the Iranian revolution, specifically the introduction of mandatory ...
The Girls of Enghelab protests (Persian: دختران انقلاب) are protests against the compulsory hijab in Iran, part of the wider Iranian Democracy Movement. The protests were inspired by Vida Movahed, an Iranian woman known as the Girl of Enghelab Street (Persian: دختر خیابان انقلاب), who stood in the crowd on a utility box on Enghelab Street (Revolution Street) in ...
The Women, Life, Freedom movement is a protest slogan that affirms that the rights of women are at the center of life and liberty. It is best known in English-language media for its use within the context of Iran and Mahsa Amini protests. [13] The originate of this slogan comes from Kurdish women right movements. [14] [15] [16]
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 ...
LONDON — Protests led by women have erupted across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody. Mahsa Amini, from Kurdistan, was visiting Tehran on Sept. 13 when she was ...
An Iranian woman without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walks in a street in Tehran, Iran, 15 September 2024, on the second anniversary of protests following Mahsa Amini's death (EPA)
In August 2023, law minor girls who don't wear hijab can't go to school, aren't allowed to be hired in the future, can't get a passport, can't have a mobile phone, can't have a bank account, or internet access. [58] In August 2023, Iranian MPs have voted to review a controversial hijab law behind closed doors, potentially avoiding public debate.
Iran's hijab protests, which show no sign of abating, are evidence that mandatory headscarves are only the beginning of the people's discontent.