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She was punished with 74 lashes for spreading a photo of herself without the hijab, i.e. the veil, taken on Keshavarz Boulevard in Teheran.
Roya Heshmati33 years old, Iranian activist who opposes the use of the compulsory veil, was sentenced to one year of suspended prison, 74 lashes and a ban on leaving the country for three years, reports Hengaw, a Kurdish NGO for human rights based in Norway.
Implementation of Inhumane Sentence: Kurdish Activist Roya Heshmati Subjected to 74 Lashes in Tehran
Hengaw has translated Roya Heshmati’s article, shared on her Facebook page with the hashtag “Jin, Jiayn, Azadi”, into English, which is presented below:https://t.co/F6AGR3WCRD
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