Hamraz Sadeghi, One of the 'Girls of Revolution Street', Summoned and Imprisoned

Hamraz Sadeghi, a women's rights activist and one of the 'Girls of Revolution Street' who was arrested in 2017 for civil disobedience against mandatory hijab, has been transferred to Evin Prison following a summons to serve a one-year prison sentence. According to reports received by VOA on Monday, August 13, Sadeghi, 40, a physical education expert and fitness coach residing in Tehran, was moved to Evin Prison on Saturday, August 11, to serve her one-year sentence. The Islamic Revolutionary Court sentenced Ms. Sadeghi to one year in prison for 'activities on social media' under the charge of 'propaganda against the Islamic Republic.' In March 2018, she was arrested for removing her mandatory hijab at the intersection of Gharani and Somayeh streets in Tehran, during which she faced violence and injury from government forces that resulted in a wrist injury. She was transferred to a hospital and later released on bail. Opposition to mandatory hijab has persisted since the establishment of the Islamic Republic following the 1979 Revolution and has continued among the general public over the decades. Additionally, a young woman named Vida Mohammadi, who later became known, removed her hijab in Revolution Street in Tehran during the winter of 2017, waving her scarf on a stick while standing on a platform. This method of resistance against mandatory hijab was joined by several other girls and women in other areas of Tehran and across Iran. At that time, the U.S. State Department strongly condemned the severe crackdown on women's rights activists in Iran and called for an end to the harassment and imprisonment of women who are merely demanding their basic and fundamental rights. Reactions to the arrest of Zara Ismaili; Golazhin: The Islamic Republic cannot silence the voices of Iranian women. Afsaneh Bayegan was fined and banned from leaving Iran for 'publishing indecent images.' Iranian athletes' confrontation at the Olympics; Prince Reza Pahlavi: Nahid and Kimia are both winners, the loser is the Islamic Republic. Reactions to the video of the violent treatment of girls due to optional dress; police: 'It relates to the past'; a media outlet called for the dismissal of the Minister of Interior. Sepideh Rashno: The power of the powerless stands against oppression.