IRAN HIJAB PROTESTS: 15 Years' Jail For Woman Who Wrote 'Mahsa Amini' On Piece Of Paper

Marziyeh Yousefzadeh, 26, poses in an undated photo. Marziyeh Yousefzadeh who was arrested on Sept. 19, 2022, for holding a single-person protest in Tehran, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash) Marziyeh Yousefzadeh, 26, poses in an undated photo. Marziyeh Yousefzadeh who was arrested on Sept. 19, 2022, for holding a single-person protest in Tehran, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash)
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18 November 2022
A court in Iran has jailed a young Kurdish woman for 15 years simply for holding up a piece of paper with 'Mahsa Amini' written on it. Police in Tehran seized 26-year-old Marzieh Yousefzadeh as she carried out her one-woman protest on Keshavarz Boulevard on 19th September. Officials...