Iranian woman left unable to walk after police shooting over hijab law violation
Iranian women not wearing their mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walk in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2023
IRANIAN police opened fire on a woman who attempted to drive away in fear after they tried to seize her car over a hijab law violation, activists have said.
Police had been ordered to impound 31-year-old Arezou Badri’s vehicle because she had been spotted with her hair visible while driving home, breaking Iran’s headscarf law.
The latest casualty of the country’s hijab rules, Ms Badri has been left unable to walk after ther incident.
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