Women's Rights, Hijab Defiance, and Cultural Repression

Compulsory-hijab enforcement is expanding through judicial punishment, economic pressure, workplace restrictions, and controls on cafes, performances, and public culture. The reported appellate confirmation of Parastoo Ahmadi’s flogging sentence and accounts of women’s political imprisonment at Evin illustrate formal and carceral repression, while unveiling, athletic protests, and artistic resistance continue.