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| 20-year sentence for Iranian woman who protested headscarf |
| 2018-07-10 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Iranian woman who removed her headscarf out of protest in December says she has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Shapark Shajarizadeh posted on her personal website that she had been jailed for “opposing the compulsory hijab” and “waving a white flag of peace in the street.” There was no immediate comment from Iranian officials. |
| Posted by:Fred |