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Vida Movahed, the woman who sparked anti-hijab protests in Iran
Iranian who removed headscarf pardoned from year in prison
Iconic Iranian Antihijab Protester Jailed For One Year; Human Rights Lawyer's 13-Year Sentence Upheld
Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide
Iran: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Ms. Vida Movahedi, women's rights defender
The Woman Who Stood Up Against Forced Hijab
One woman’s protest against hijab seven years ago lives on | Iran International
The anti-hijab protests of Vida Movahed seven years ago have become a legacy that haunts the Islamic Republic today as a nationwide movement against the...
Vida Movahed, the woman who sparked anti-hijab protests in Iran
Vida Movahed, the woman who sparked anti-hijab protests in Iran. Ali Alfoneh. Since the 1980s, Iranian women have engaged in a silent protest of...
Iranian who removed headscarf pardoned from year in prison
Lawyer of Vida Movahed says court sentenced her in March after finding her guilty of encouraging public 'corruption'.
Hijab Protests Expose Iran’s Core Divide
It was the quietest protest Iran has ever witnessed. Vida Movahed, a thirty-one-year-old mother of a toddler, stood atop a large utility box...
Iconic Iranian Antihijab Protester Jailed For One Year; Human Rights Lawyer's 13-Year Sentence Upheld
An Iranian woman who inspired antihijab protests by removing her obligatory Islamic head scarf in a public gesture of defiance says has been sentenced to one...
Iran: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Ms. Vida Movahedi, women's rights defender
Ms. Vida Movahed was sentenced by Branch 1091 of Ershad Judicial Complex in Tehran to one year in prison for “encouraging the people to commit immorality or...
The Woman Who Stood Up Against Forced Hijab
The young woman who attracted much attention after her protest against mandatory hijab through a simple act of civil disobedience.
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Known as the 'Girl of Enghelab Street' after standing on a utility box in Tehran and removing her headscarf in 2017 became a symbol for anti-hijab protests.