Country: Iran
ICHR strongly calls on the Iranian authorities to not rob Yasaman of the best years of her life – simply because she believes women should have the right to choose what they wear. she must be free immediately and unconditionally as she has not committed any crime.
The dictatorship government Of Iran, has enforced hijab for women in the past 40 years, and it’s a crime for women to appear in public with their hair uncovered.
Yasaman Aryani, a 24-year-old activist whom wanted to change the forced hijab laws, and for simply practicing her right to campaign against discriminatory force hijab laws, She’s been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
It was International Women’s Day 2019 when Yasaman and her mother took off their headscarves and walked through a women-only train carriage in Tehran, handing out flowers.
Yasaman spoke of her hopes for a future when all women would have the freedom to choose what to wear, “me without the hijab and you with the hijab”. After a video of this went viral, Yasaman was arrested and charged with “inciting and facilitating corruption and prostitution” through promoting “unveiling”.
After the authorities held Yasaman in solitary confinement and threatened to arrest her family if she didn’t “repent”, they sentenced her to 16 years in prison. She is required to serve 10 years of this sentence.
Yasaman’s cruel punishment is part of a wider crackdown on women campaigning against discriminatory forced veiling laws in Iran.
ICHR strongly calls on the Iranian authorities to not rob Yasaman of the best years of her life – simply because she believes women should have the right to choose what they wear. she must be free immediately and unconditionally as she has not committed any crime. Also they must Unconditionally release all other women’s rights defenders that are in prison or detained for peacefully protesting against forced veiling.