Iran's hijab protests: The Girls of Revolution Street

Name: Iran's hijab protests: The Girls of Revolution Street
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Description: Iranian authorities have arrested 29 people as part of a crackdown on protests against the compulsory hijab, dubbed "the Girls of Revolution Street".

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Iranian authorities have arrested 29 people as part of a crack down on protests against the compulsory hijab.

The movement, which has been named "the Girls of Revolution Street", started after a woman took off her headscarf in central Tehran.

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpor explains.

Middle East

5 February 2018