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Two organisers of a marathon have been arrested by Iranian authorities over images showing women not wearing hijabs in the race. 

The Taliban’s newly enacted “vice and virtue” law imposes severe restrictions on women’s rights, including their freedom of speech, movement, and appearance, reversing decades of progress made in Afghanistan.

Australian boxer Tina Rahimi has criticised France’s hijab ban for female athletes at the Olympics, saying “no one should be excluded”.

France has banned its female athletes from wearing the hijab while competing in the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.

Tina Rahimi is Australia’s first female Muslim boxer selected to represent the country at the Olympics. She will compete next year in Paris.

Morocco’s Nouhaila Benzina made history on Sunday when she become the first ever player to wear a hijab in a World Cup match.

History has been made once more at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, as the first female player wearing a hijab took the field last night.

Iran has installed cameras in public places to identify and catch women who violate the country’s extremist dress code. 

A viral video from Iran showed an incident where two women are attacked by a man who threw yoghurt on them for not wearing hijabs. 

Schoolgirls in Iran have taken to the streets, removing their headscarves and chanting “death to the dictator”

Demonstrations protesting the deaths of women defying Islamic law in Iran have reached Syria, while Canada places sanctions on Iran.

Another woman defying Iran’s mandatory hijab-wearing laws has reportedly been killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces.