Reporter in the Islamic Republic's Custody: Iranian Women Do Not Observe Hijab and Are Not Afraid

"Cecilia Sala," an Italian journalist who was arrested by the Islamic Republic on December 19, emphasized in one of her reports just days before her arrest in Tehran that Iranian women no longer observe hijab laws and are not afraid of the police. In her report, she stated: "Many women in Iran no longer adhere to hijab as per the laws of the Islamic Republic, and at the same time, they are not afraid of having their images recorded by me or by Chinese smart cameras that scan faces and report to the police." In another report, she scrutinized the Israeli fighter jets' attack on Iran on October 26 and the presence of "Masoud Pezeshkian" at the head of the government. Cecilia Sala mentions in part of her report: "Tehran is now facing many changes. For the first time in its history, the capital of Iran has been bombed by Israeli fighter jets. The Prime Minister of Israel continues to publish statements in which he directly speaks to the people of Iran and announces that the Islamic Republic will not last as long as many think." While Sala remains in prison, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the country's ambassador in Iran has met with her and that she has been in contact with her family via phone. According to informed sources, Sala's physical condition is "good but very tired." The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs first reported Cecilia Sala's arrest in Tehran on Friday, December 29, stating that she was detained on December 20, but this news was not released earlier for certain considerations. Foreign journalists in Iran are required to transmit their news and images according to the considerations of the Islamic Republic's security institutions and the restrictive guidelines of the Ministry of Culture to their media outlets and must remain in contact and coordination with security institutions throughout their activities in Iran. The Instagram page of this journalist, which has over 407,000 followers, indicates that she has traveled to Iran in previous years and shared photos and reports of the "Women, Life, Freedom" protests and some of the injured from those protests. Many political experts say that the Islamic Republic resorts to baseless accusations to detain foreign citizens, especially dual nationals, and uses them as political bargaining chips, effectively taking these citizens hostage. Rasoulaf: The intensification of restrictions on Taraneh Alidoosti is a sign of the government's "helplessness" against women. Neiman: The Iranian government uses artificial intelligence to suppress dissent. Iran Human Rights Campaign: Five months of ignorance about the status of Zara Ismaili. Aftershocks of Parastoo Ahmadi's concert; the caravanserai was sealed and the cultural heritage director was dismissed. Nasrin Sotoudeh's meeting without mandatory hijab with her husband in Evin prison. Officials admit the insignificant share of women in managerial positions in the Islamic Republic. Issuance of a "three billion tomans" bail for Parastoo Ahmadi.