Iranian Women Go to Jail for Removing Their Hijabs in #Girlsofrevolutionstreet Protest
Young women in Iran are part of a new generation of activists as they protest their country’s restrictive dress code. Following the example of one woman who became a symbol of popular protest in December, Iranian women now are standing on telecoms boxes and removing their headscarves. At least six images of women removing their hijabs in public appeared across social media Monday. A hashtag about women’s role in social change, roughly translating to #GirlsofRevolutionStreet, was also trending on Iranian Twitter. The images are part of the ...
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