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In recent months, more and more women have appeared in public places without veils.
Published on July 1, 2024 3:01 p.m
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On a street in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
She received 74 lashes for “outraging public morals.” This is the punishment imposed on an Iranian woman for not wearing the Muslim veil, the country's judicial authority said on Saturday, January 6. Roya Heshamti was also ordered to pay a fine. “The convict promoted freedom of movement (by going out) in a despicable manner in busy places in Tehran,” said Mizan Online, the judiciary’s media outlet.
The convicted woman's lawyer, Maziar Tatati, told the reformist newspaper Shargh that his client was arrested in April “for publishing a photo without a veil on social networks.” Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, wearing the veil in Iran has been mandatory for all women, including foreigners who have to hide their hair in public places.
In recent months, more and more women have appeared in public places without veils, especially after the protest movement sparked by the death in custody in September 2022 of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for violating the strict dress code.
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