Woman in Iran Receives 74 Lashings for ‘Violating Public Morals’ by Refusing to Cover Her Hair
Roya Heshmati
While Iranian women are increasingly defying the draconian dress code imposed by the brutal Iranian regime after the murder of Mahsa Amini, 22, they continue to pay a horrifying price for their bravery.
Roya Heshmati, 33, was flogged 74 times, resulting in multiple injuries, for refusing to observe the mandatory hijab requirement and for the “crime” of posting a photo of herself without hijab on social media.
Roya Heshmati Image courtesy of @visegrad24/X
The Iranian government claimed Heshmati was “encouraging permissiveness” with her appearance.
The Times of Israel reports that the judiciary’s Mizan Online website shared, “Her penalty of 74 strokes of the lash was carried out in accordance with the law and with sharia,” and “for violating public morals.”
Ms Heshmati was also reportedly ordered to pay a fine of 12 million rials ($285).
