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On 3 January 2024, the lashes sentence for Roya
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After the publication of an image without Hijab on social networks by
Heshmati, agents of the Islamic Republic entered her home late on the night of April 20, 2023, and arrested her. During this late-night raid, her mobile phone and laptop were also confiscated. Initially, she spent eleven days in
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Revolutionary Court included "propaganda against the system." Additionally, in Branch 1091 of the Judicial Complex of Ershad, four charges were added to her accusations, including "appearing in public without proper religious
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back, my buttocks, my face, my legs. I lost count of the number of lashes. Under my breath, I was reciting in the name of woman, in the name of life, the garment of slavery was torn, our dark night turns into dawn, all the shackles break." In her note, she explained that she refused to wear a
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policy in Iran. Heshmati gained prominence for protesting by refraining from wearing the obligatory hijab in public spaces and sharing a photograph on social media without adhering to this regulation. Consequently, she faced arrest and was later sentenced to endure 74
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