Vida Movahed

Vida Movahedi (Vida Movahed), known as “the Girl of Enghelab street”, stood on top of a platform on Tehran Enghelab street without a veil and raised her white scarf in protest of forced veiling, in early December of 2017. This action, which was accompanied by her arrest, is one of the most famous protests against forced veiling in Iran

<coverage-outsourcing id='20676'> In early December, 2017, she stood on a platform in Tehran's Enghelab Street, without a veil, and raised her white scarf in protest of forced veiling. The white scarf symbolizes the White Wednesday campaign in protest of the mandatory wearing of hijab in Iran. Vida Movahedi was arrested immediately after doing so. This protest was extensively reflected on social media , but in the first weeks it was unclear what the name of this protesting woman was and what status she had. Movahedi was released a little later and then arrested again </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20677'> Nasrin Sotoudeh wrote on her Facebook page: > Today, I and Reza (Reza Khandan, husband of Nasrin Sotoudeh) went to the same place that the girl of Enghelab Street stood on top of a height with her white flag. We went to know about her condition. Local investigation proved that a young girl whose name is still unknown to us, was arrested the same day. After being arrested, she was released for a short time and re-arrested. She has is 19 month old baby and is herself 31 years old. After being arrested, she was transferred to the police station 148 on Enghelab Street, and then her case went to the Khark Street’s Prosecutor's office, which has now been transferred to Shiroodi Street in Mofatteh. It is up to the judiciary and the captors to protect their rights and preserve their lives. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20678'> She was released </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='20679'> Another woman named Narges Hosseini, came from one of the cities to Tehran, went to the same platform as the one Vida Movahedi stood on, and raised her white scarf. In the next few hours, a number of other women in different parts took off their veils and repeated the same thing. Narges Hosseini was arrested and transferred to Qarchak prison in Varamin. Nasrin Sotoudeh assumed her legal representation. In the following days, women and men similarly expressed their protest against forced hijab </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='21178'> Tehran's prosecutor said one of the Enghelab Street girls was sent to a psychiatric center and the other was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, 21 months of which is suspended for five years. It seems that Vida Movahedه and Narges Hosseini are the girls he referred to </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24269'> Vida Movahed once again went on the dome in Enghelab street in Tehran to protest against the mandatory hijab. For months it wasn't clear that she was the first of the Enghelab street girls. She was arrested on the same day. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24270'> She was sentenced to one year in prison for "promoting corruption and depravity through the act of removing the hijab". </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='24271'> Her attorney Payam Dorafshan told IRNA that Vida Movahed is the Enghelab Street Girl, and she has been sentenced to one year in prison by the 1091st branch of the Ershad judicial complex, and despite repeated requests for parole or pardon, the judge at the sentence enforcement office in Qarchak Prison refuses to submit her requests. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25015'> Her attorney reported on Instagram that the magistrate at Ershad court has denied her request for her release, and said since Vida Movahed has not asked for an appeal, her sentence must be reduced by a quarter according to the new law. </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25041'> She was released from prison </coverage-outsourcing>