Roshanak Molaei, 25, posted surveillance video of her harassment by a man on a motorcycle, sparking a chain of events that led to her disappearance into police custody.

Summary

Roshanak Molaei, a 25-year-old Iranian woman, disappeared after being detained by police for defying Iran’s mandatory hijab laws.

Surveillance footage shows Molaei confronting a motorcyclist accused of harassment, and she was later summoned by cyberpolice over her social media post.

Molaei’s arrest has sparked international concern, as her whereabouts and condition remain unknown.

Previously arrested during the 2022 “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests, her case highlights ongoing oppression of women in Iran, despite claims of easing enforcement of hijab laws under President Masoud Pezeshkian.

    • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      5 days ago

      Iran was still a Muslim country when it was a democracy and women were free. until the US toppled their democratically elected leader and the following revolution was exploited by fascists.

    • eskimofry@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      5 days ago

      Yes actually. Unlike you I am not ignorant of better examples. You should try to take your head out of your ass every now and then.

    • can@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      104·
      6 days ago

      Not all Muslims are extremists.

      Edit: who tf would downvote this statement?

      • TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        32·
        5 days ago

        Religious extremists can only exist because there are moderate participants of a religion, otherwise they would be called cultists and would be much easier to remove them from existence.