A Iranian journalist who was released on parole in mid-August was arrested again today by Iranian authorities for not wearing a headscarf, according to a local media outlet.
After the Islamic Revolution of 1979 women must cover their heads, hiding their hair when appearing in public. For a year now, however, more and more women, especially in the big cities, are walking around without a headscarf.
THE Nazila Maroufian she was arrested for not wearing a headscarf in public and “She posted pictures of her on social networking sitesTasnim news agency reported.
The journalist had already been arrested several times after being interviewed, in October 2022, by Amjad Amini, the father of Mahsha Amini. The death of this young woman in September 2022, while in custody by the morality police for not wearing her headscarf “properly”, sparked a wave of protests across the country that lasted for months.
In that interview Amjad AminHe accused the authorities of lying about the circumstances of his daughter’s death, when it was claimed that she died due to health problems she was dealing with. Her relatives and some activists claimed that Maksha was hit on the head while in custody. Tehran denied this version.
Nazila Maroufian was arrested in November 2022 and later released. In January, he announced that he was sentenced to 2 years in prison, suspended for five years, for “propaganda against the system” and “spreading fake news». When she was released from prison on August 13, after another arrest, she posted a photo of herself with her head uncovered online.
Maroufian hails from Sakez, Amini’s hometown, in the Kurdistan province.
Earlier today, Iranian media reported that the trial of Makhsa Amini’s lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, accused of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” because he made statements to the media.
Source: News Beast
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