Tag: Iran Protest
Ten Years Jail Term For Iran’s New ‘Hijab and Chastity Bill’
On Wednesday, Sept. 20th, Iran’s parliament passed the Hijab and Chastity bill, increasing prison terms and fines for those violating the country’s strict dress code. The bill, often called the “hijab bill,” raises prison times to 10 years for women refusing to wear headscarves or appropriately modest attire in public. In addition to facing up […]
Death of Mahsa Amini, 22, Sparks Protests Around the World
Protests and demonstrations broke out last week across Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Amini was arrested by the country’s ‘morality police’ while exiting a Tehran metro station on September 12. The country’s morality police enforce compulsory conservative Islamic behavior and dress. This includes wearing the hijab in public for all women, regardless […]