The protest, which began today, when Iran celebrates the “National day for hijab and chastity”was launched by Iranian human rights activists, including dissident journalist Masih Alinejad, who lives in the United States.
Along with the videos, the women added the hashtag “No2hijab”, not to the veil, which, written in the Farsi language, became a trend on Twitter, with tens of thousands of users sharing it.
According to Iranian Islamic law imposed after the 1979 revolution, women are required to cover their hair and wear long, loose clothing to hide their figure. Those who do not comply can face serious public reprimands, fines and even arrests.
Activists for human rights manifested this day that ehe National Hijab and Chastity Day “is just an excuse to attack women and launch a new wave of repression against the Iranian people and, in particular, against women”.
During the day, thousands of women posted videos on social networks in which they are seen walking down the street without the hijab as a sign of protest against the oppression of the clerical government. One of them was recorded walking without a veil during a “pro-hijab” demonstration organized by the government.
The New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said on Monday that there were “serious concerns about more potential violence and arrests on July 12”, while the semi-official Iranian news agency Fars reported that there were arrests on the day.
“We Iranian women will take to the streets to protest mandatory hijab on July 12, and for this movement we need international support and visibility in the world. Please support us,” said Twitter user Amir Parizad.
Days ago, a group of girls were arrested for removing their veils in a skate competition. Shiraz Police Chief Faraj Shojaee pointed out that young women “They removed their hijab at the end of the sporting event without respecting religious and legal norms.”
“It is forbidden to organize any mixed sports or non-sports meeting without respecting religious and legal norms. The organizers will be punished according to the law”, he stressed. The police repression against the group of minors is one of the many that occur every day in the clerical regime of the Ayatollha.
Source: Ambito
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