Iran: Woman arrested for having breakfast without wearing hijab

New Delhi: Even as anti-hijab protests continued in Iran and spread to Afghanistan, an Iranian woman named Donya Rad was arrested for having breakfast without wearing a hijab on Friday.

The information was shared on Twitter by Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad whose post read, “The woman who posted this photo got arrested for the crime of having breakfast without hijab! This is the horrific story of being a woman in Iran in 21st century.”

“Her name is Donya Rad. Women will continue their civil disobedience every day,” her post added.

The woman who posted this photo got arrested for the crime of having breakfast without hijab!

This is the horrific story of being a woman in Iran in 21st century.

Her nam is Donya Rad.

Women will continue their civil disobedience every day.#MahsaAmini#مهسا_امینی pic.twitter.com/zq08SWUL2a

— Masih Alinejad