Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab
The issue of the hijab remains at the heart of the debate on where Iran might be going. (File photo of street scene in Tehran)/ The Iranian judiciary says two organisers of a marathon have been arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part. The move comes after images appeared online of unveiled women competing in the race on Friday. Two thousand women and 3,000 men took part separately in the marathon on Kish Island off the southern coast of Iran. Dressed in red t-shirts, some of the women competitors were clearly ...
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