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Marathon Defiance: Organizers Arrested as Hijab Protests Grow

12/6/2025

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Two marathon organizers on Kish Island were arrested after women participated without hijabs.
About 5,000 attended the event, signaling growing defiance of the hijab law since the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
The judiciary opened a criminal case against the organizers for violations of public decency.
Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for stricter hijab law enforcement.
The government has stalled on a bill to impose harsher penalties for non-compliance.

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Two marathon organizers on Kish Island were arrested after women participated without hijabs.
About 5,000 attended the event, signaling growing defiance of the hijab law since the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
The judiciary opened a criminal case against the organizers for violations of public decency.
Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for stricter hijab law enforcement.
The government has stalled on a bill to impose harsher penalties for non-compliance.