Yesterday, the hashtag #InternationalWomensDay was trended high for a long time. While that was happening, here’s what was going on in Iran:
Iran jails woman for removing headscarf in public https://t.co/3sTdxWNzsQ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 8, 2018
This is outrageous. Iranian woman sentenced to TWO YEARS in prison for removing headscarf in public. https://t.co/5yRxgwxhum
— Daniele Hamamdjian (@DHamamdjian) March 9, 2018
On #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2018 Iran did this https://t.co/1Cytf7utRm
— Lyndsey (@ls_lyndsey) March 8, 2018
The woman in Iran who removed her headscarf during the anti-regime protests in that country became one of the more powerful symbols of the pro-freedom movement, and now she’s reportedly receiving “psychological counseling” before going to jail:
It's a moderate 2 year jail sentence. https://t.co/QT6QbAM92k
— Omri Ceren (@omriceren) March 9, 2018
I’m sure our national women’s groups will be all over the media in outrage! We won’t hold our breath
— Michael cochran (@Mdjjmj) March 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Debradelai/status/972145414769082368
It's devastating to imagine what she'll be subjected to in there. Past reports of treatment of jailed activists are utterly horrifying.
— Jeremy Martin (@jmar777) March 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/971866437613707264
And the U.N. continues to not only avert its eyes, but go out of its way to give the regime a voice:
2 years in jail for Iranian woman who removed veil to protest forced hijab law. Tehran prosecutor: She "encouraged moral corruption" & "must be seen by a psychiatrist." #Iran sits on the @UN's Women's Rights Commission. Really.#InternationalWomensDay https://t.co/8LxCvGeDCy
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) March 8, 2018
Just a few days ago, Ayatollah Khamenei lectured the U.S. about gun control and called America “morally corrupt,” which obviously is his definition of freedom.