Narges Mohammadi Refuses Mandatory Hijab; Mostafa Nili: No Meeting Allowed

Mostafa Nili, Narges Mohammadi's defense attorney, stated that he went to Evin Prison to meet with his client but was denied access by prison officials because the Nobel Peace Prize winner refused to comply with the mandatory hijab. Nili wrote on the social media platform 'X' on Tuesday, October 10: 'Today, I went to Evin Prison to meet Ms. Narges Mohammadi. After waiting for a while in the visiting hall, I was informed that prison officials would not allow the meeting because Ms. Mohammadi refused to wear a headscarf and comply with the mandatory hijab.' Nili added: 'As a result, I left the prison without meeting her.' Narges Mohammadi continues to resist the mandatory hijab despite having been 'beaten' on September 11 for not complying with the hijab in the presence of prison officials. After being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, this human rights defender, who is imprisoned in the women’s section of Evin Prison, described that day in a phone call with her father as 'the best and most glorious day in prison for everyone,' stating that the women’s section echoed with the slogans 'Women, Life, Freedom' and they sang the songs 'For' and 'Take Off Your Hijab,' with some of her fellow inmates crying. Additionally, Jamsheed Barzegar, a journalist, previously discussed the 'anger of the Islamic Republic officials over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Narges Mohammadi' in an interview with Voice of America. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden congratulated Narges Mohammadi on receiving the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize and called on the Islamic Republic to immediately release her and other gender equality activists.