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Saba Kord Afshari, 20, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for participating in protests in Iran, including 15 years for removing her hijab. (Twitter)
August 29th, 2019 - 09:00 GMT

Iranian Activist Gets 15 Years for Removing Her Hijab in Public

An Iranian women's rights activist has been jailed for a total of 24 years - including a 15-year term for 'spreading prostitution by taking off her hijab'. Saba Kord Afshari, 20, was handed the sentence Tuesday by Tehran's Revolutionary Court after being found guilty of removing her headscarf as well as 'spreading propaganda against the state' and 'assembly and collusion'. Afshari and her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, had been prominent members ...
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