Shaparak Shajarizadeh

She is part of the “Girls of Enghelaab Street” campaign, who removed and raised her white veil in protest against mandatory hijab. She’s been arrested three times thus far due to her protests against mandatory hijab. She was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment and 18 years sespended imprisonment. She eventually left the country

<coverage-outsourcing id='23229'> In early December, 2017, Vida Movahedi 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='23227'> In protest against mandatory hijab and in continuation of the ‘White Wednesdays’ and ‘Girls of Enghelab Street’ campaign, took off her veil at Gheytarieh street in Tehran. She was subsequently arrested. The charges laid against her were “displaying unveiling“ and “encouraging moral corruption “ </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23231'> Radio Zamaneh reported in a statement quoted by Nasrin Sotoudeh that Shaprak Shajirzadeh "was beaten in Vozara detention center and injected several times in spite of his desire" </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23230'> She went on hunger strike in protest of not getting transferred to public ward of the prison and imprisonment under inappropriate conditions </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23226'> Was arrested at Kashan’s Fin garden along with her son due to not following the regime’s intended hijab rules. Her photos on Instagram were used as evidence for this accusation. Her lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran that her client has gone on a hunger strike as of today. She furthermore added that “according to the law, photos are not considered sufficient evidence for proving a charge” </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23225'> Was released from Kashan prison. It’s been said that security and judicial apparatus were attempting to force her to wear a black veil, which she resisted. Her casefile has been sent to Tehran </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23228'> She was tried in branch 1089 of Tehran penal court </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='25867'> Nasrin Sotoodeh was arrested and sent to Evin’s Women Section. Security forces first showed her a decree that showed the trial in absentia had sentenced her to five years in prison. She never knew such decree existed. In the interrogation session in the Branch 7 of Evin Prosecutors, she was told that she had been arrested upon a suit by Mehdi Pitam, an interrogator in Kashan Prosecutor’s office. Mehdi Pitam had filed a suit against Sotoodeh due to her activities as a lawyer for Shaparak Shajarizade. Shajarizade was among women who took her scarf off to protest compulsory Hijab. In addition to her, Sotoodeh had represented a few other of the Revolution Street Girls as well. Based on some reports, bail was posted for Sotoodeh but she refused to provide it and went to prison </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23232'> Tehran’s chief Prosecutor gave news of the sentence of a 2 year immediate sentence, and an 18 year suspended sentence being issued to one of the girls associated with the ‘Girls of Enghelaab Street’ campaign for “appearing without Hijab“. He noted that “the prosecutor believes that the sentence is unsuspendable”. It was initially not clear for whom the sentence was issued </coverage-outsourcing>
<coverage-outsourcing id='23233'> On her instagram page, Shaparak shajarizadeh said that she was issued an immediate sentence of two years and a suspended sentence of 18 years. She further stated that in addition to Nasrin Sotoudeh, there is another lawyer associated with this file. Shaparak Shajarizadeh had left Iran some time prior to this day </coverage-outsourcing>