Saba Kord Afshari

Saba Kord Afshari (Persian: صبا کردافشاری‎) is an Iranian human rights activist and political prisoner.

She appeared without a head scarf, and talked about it on social media. She was arrested on 2 August 2018. She was sentenced to 24 years in prison.[1][2][3][4][5]

See also
  • 2017–19 Iranian protests against compulsory hijab

References
  1. "Anti-Hijab Activist In Iran Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison". RFE/RL. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. Amanda Woods (2019-08-29). "Iranian civil rights activist gets prison for taking off hijab in public". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. "Saba Kord Afshari Sentenced To 24 Years For Protesting Compulsory Hijab". Iran HRM. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. "How protesting the hijab put a 24-year sentence on Saba Kord Afshari". Global News. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  5. "IRAN: ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS IN PRISON: SABA KORDAFSHARI". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
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