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Iranian Woman Who Removed Headscarf Jailed for Two Years


(Guardian-UK) An Iranian woman who publicly removed her hijab in protest against Iran's compulsory headscarf law has been sentenced to two years in prison, Tehran's chief prosecutor, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, said Wednesday. "We must act with force against people who deliberately question the rules on the Islamic veil," he said.
2018-03-08 00:00:00
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