Women in Iran protest without headscarves against law that makes hijab compulsory in public
Authorities arrested a second woman on Monday for protesting with her head uncovered in public, waving her hijab at the end of a stick.

Women in Iran are taking to the streets to oppose the law that makes wearing a hijab compulsory in public places. They have been taking off their veils in public and holding them on the ends of sticks in protest against the law, which was first enacted in 1979.
Though in recent month authorities announced that women will no longer be arrested for not wearing headscarves in public but will be fined instead, they arrested a second woman on Monday for protesting the hijab law. Two others filming her actions were also arrested, according to The Guardian.
A 2nd woman arrested in #Iran for protesting forced #hijab by taking off her headscarf.
— Armin Navabi (@ArminNavabi) January 29, 2018
Name: Narges Hosseini #نرگس_حسینی
Women are removing their hijab, posting it with the hashtag #دختران_خیابان_انقلاب meaning #GirlsOfRevolutionSt where #VidaMovahed first took off her hijab. pic.twitter.com/lLbeI5TZMo
A new image from #Iran #GirlsOfRevolutionSt pic.twitter.com/0neJ3SnP2B
— chodakrmi (@chodakrmi) January 30, 2018
These two women are being hailed as heroes by many Iranians for protesting the compulsory hijab rule that has violated women's rights in Iran for nearly four decades. pic.twitter.com/qSFOZpOkrg
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) January 29, 2018
Powerful: an Iranian man protests against the compulsory hijab mimicking act of defiance by women via @valaamagham #دختران خیابان انقلاب #پسران_خیابان_انقلاب pic.twitter.com/Pzm28PauHZ
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) January 30, 2018
People have been sharing images of women standing on top of utility boxes waving their hijabs on sticks with the hashtag #GirlsOfRevolutionSt, as a tribute to 31-year-old Vida Mohaved (pictured above, right), the woman who initiated the protest in Tehran’s Enghelab Street and was arrested for it in December 2017.
Mohaved, who was released on Sunday, made headlines during the agitations against Iran’s deteriorating economy and corruption in the administration, CNN reported. Around 400 people were detained during the protests. Although Mohaved’s defiant act were not directly related to the anti-regime protests, it inspired others to speak out against the oppression and lack of social and political freedom.
An unveiled woman in Iran stands defiantly at anti-government rally. We must keep the international eyes focused. There have been brutal crackdowns in recent past by state. We cannot let that happen again. RT using #Iranprotests pic.twitter.com/RVfFpbczm0
— Andy C. Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) December 29, 2017
عکس دریافتی: تقاطع خیابان ولیعصر و خیابان رشت #تهران#نه_به_حجاب_اجباری pic.twitter.com/5oiW8xxepY
— Vahid Online (@Vahid) January 30, 2018
#میدان_فردوسی pic.twitter.com/bgQl2f1Dmr
— Mojtaba Nariman (@mojtaba_nariman) January 29, 2018
1月29日的Seyed Khandan大道,
— Saida El Alloumi (@SaidaElAlloumi) January 30, 2018
又一个抗议“强制令“的女子。
很喜欢她那一头潇洒的绿色短发。
波斯语用户以“街上的女子革命\革命街上的女子“
来标记这些前赴后继的勇敢的女性。#GirlsOfRevolutionSt pic.twitter.com/SGam39Cw49
#دختران_خیابان_انقلاب 🌺❤️✊🏼 pic.twitter.com/SQsL4hYTaD
— Saman Arbabi (@SamanArbabi) January 29, 2018
In 2016, top chess players had called for a boycott of the World Championships in 2017 in Iran, protesting against the law that makes wearing a hijab mandatory for women in the country.
#Tehran, #Iran
— chodakrmi (@chodakrmi) January 30, 2018
Khomeini Int'l Airport
This German tourist takes off her headscarf, expressing support for the anti-compulsory hijab movement. The regime can no longer oppress this growing movement.#GirlOfEnghelabStreet #GirlsOfRevolutionSt#IranUprising continues. pic.twitter.com/6MA571eViS