Roya Heshmati, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was flogged 74 times in Iran for not wearing a hijab in public, defying the mandatory hijab law. She described the punishment as a 'medieval torture chamber.' The Iranian authorities justified the flogging as enforcing public morals and discouraging permissiveness. The global community expressed outrage and admiration for Roya's bravery, with calls to abolish Iran's compulsory veiling laws. The incident has sparked discussions on women's rights and freedom of choice in Islamic countries under Sharia law.
The flogging of Roya Heshmati in Iran for appearing unveiled in public is beyond horrifying. Women should be free to exercise their human rights, and there are no words that adequately pay testament to her bravery. Iran is conducting a femicide. https://t.co/dR5XjtNGeA
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarahi has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison and 74 lashes for advocating for women's right to choose whether they wear a hijab or not. The charges stem from one of his songs, which advocated for this freedom of choice. Yarahi was not… https://t.co/AE9a1foOD4
Woman in Iran Receives 74 Lashings for ‘Violating Public Morals’ by Refusing to Cover Her Hair via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/Ag3lIdZcu5
"The convicted, Roya Heshmati, encouraged permissiveness (by appearing) disgracefully in busy public places in Tehran." Iranian woman whipped for not wearing hijab: https://t.co/hmnqMQQAdn #truth #womanlifefreedom
Iranian authorities subjected Roya Heshmati to horrific flogging as punishment for appearing unveiled in public. Millions of other women and girls are at risk of similar torture for exercising their human rights until Iran's discriminatory compulsory veiling laws are abolished. https://t.co/sIZLJUOIGo
Iranian woman was lashed 74 times in ‘medieval torture chamber’ for refusing to wear hijab https://t.co/ub1hoopEeJ
Outrage in Iran after woman whipped for refusing to wear hijab https://t.co/jELmHBOewX https://t.co/v2DYccVUfs
In the West, hijab is promoted as a symbol of choice and freedom. However, the reality is quite different. In Islamic countries under Sharia law such as Iran, women are beaten, tortured, imprisoned & even murdered for not wearing hijab. #FreeFromHijab #ExMuslimBecause https://t.co/n7PVJje2oJ
Brave Iranian woman describes being lashed 74 times in 'medieval torture chamber' for refusing to wear hijab https://t.co/ZEPRXMvigN https://t.co/hoPCUgRBPe
Roya Heshmati, 33, was charged with “encouraging permissiveness” after appearing unveiled on several occasions in the capital, Tehran Read the full story ⬇️ https://t.co/OGoSIqjjd7 https://t.co/y2ikZsVzp0
Global outrage after Iran whips woman dozens of times for refusing to cover hair https://t.co/jYNa19CYKW
Iranian woman whipped 74 times for refusing to wear hijab https://t.co/Du4Lf1gJxB
🔴 Iranian woman whipped 74 times for refusing to wear hijab https://t.co/1bdhrQr5qH
BREAKING: Roya Heshmati, a BRAVE Iranian woman was punished with 74 lashes. Her 'crime'? Not wearing hijab. As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted, "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..." What a brave woman! This is what true feminism… https://t.co/FuMYAgHxYP
ICYMI: Authorities in #Iran have whipped a woman 74 times for “violating public morals” and fined her for not covering her head, the judiciary says. https://t.co/KeOHOdqoDB
Iran: Woman gets 74 lashes for not wearing hijab, another hijab refuser gets two-year prison sentence - https://t.co/B9KDFjyO7c
Today the authorities in Iran announced today flogging this brave woman is according to the laws. This tragic story should be the headline of those media that care about women, freedom, humanity and dignity. In 21st-century this brave Iranian woman Roya Heshmati was flogged by… https://t.co/k1TiEHUsPk
Woman in Iran receives 74 lashings for not covering hair, ‘violating public morals’ https://t.co/u6eXhr3Amr . Click to read ⬇️
No headscarf: Iranian woman endures 74 lashes from morality enforcers https://t.co/2aIPnQZIih https://t.co/JUFCRfOq3y
Authorities in #Iran have whipped a woman 74 times for “violating public morals” and fined her for not covering her head, the judiciary says. https://t.co/KeOHOdqoDB
"It resembled a fully-equipped medieval torture chamber," wrote Roya Heshmati, a Kurdish-#Iranian woman, describing the room where she was whipped 74 times for not wearing a hijab in Tehran. https://t.co/XomYHQAF9F
Roya Heshmati, a Kurdish-Iranian woman, was flogged 74 times by Iranian authorities after a photo of her was published a few months ago in which she was seen not wearing a hijab in Tehran. https://t.co/XomYHQAF9F
The regime in Iran has started flogging women again for not covering their hair in public. Roya Heshmati suffered 74 lashes from mullah regime for the “crime” Any protest march planned in London? https://t.co/AIyjj05CFv
An Iranian hero: #RoyaHeshmati received 74 lashes after being convicted for refusing to abide by the Islamic Republic’s draconian hijab law. “I won’t cover up” she pronounced even as they executed her barbaric punishment in what she described as “a medieval torture chamber.”… https://t.co/nJaXGkwMeE
Roya Heshmati was sentenced to 74 lashes as a penalty for her protest against the mandatory hijab in Iran. Instead of wearing a hijab while she received lashes, she adamantly refused. Roya you are a hero and an inspiration to women everywhere. https://t.co/48yDzKU8Iv
Roya Heshmati, an Iranian woman, was lashed 74 times for refusing to wear hijab! This is the “women’s dignity” Khamenei was talking about. This is the daily life of an Iranian woman under the Islamic Republic. https://t.co/u2TTmUtOqX