Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after temporary release
Al Jazeera
New proceedings launched against the two journalists for posing without the mandatory hijab upon their release.
Iran’s judiciary has opened a new case against two jailed female journalists for appearing without a hijab after their temporary release from prison, reports say.
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi had the new case filed against them on Monday, a day after they were released on bail.
The duo had been sentenced to 13 and 12 years in prison respectively for reporting on the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian Mahsa Amini in 2022.
Images of the two journalists smiling and holding hands outside the prison circulated on social media following their release.
“After footage of the defendants without hijab was released online, a new case has been filed against them,” the judiciary’s Mizan news agency said on Sunday, referring to a video widely shared on social media showing the two journalists celebrating their release with family.
