Shapark Shajarizadeh
An Iranian woman who removed her
obligatory Islamic headscarf out of protest in December says she has been
sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Shapark Shajarizadeh posted on her
personal website that she had been jailed for "opposing the compulsory
hijab" and "waving a white flag of peace in the street."
There was no immediate comment
from Iranian officials.
Police in Iran arrested 29 people
in February for removing their headscarves as part of a campaign known as
"White Wednesdays." Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent human rights lawyer
who represented Shajarizadeh and other women, was arrested last month.
Shajarizadeh, 42, was released on bail
in late April. Her current whereabouts were unknown.
In Iran, women showing their hair
in public face penalties ranging from a $25 fine to prison time.
-Culled from The Independent
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