Maryam Namazie ✊ On 1 February, World Hijab Day, women took part in a global body riot to defend the women’s revolution in Iran and for woman, life, freedom.

31-January-2023
 They took action, topless or with bras on, to challenge compulsory hijab rules that has killed Mahsa Jina Amini on 16 September and has and continues to suppress countless women and girls in Iran, Afghanistan and across the globe.

In London, women carried out a topless action at Trafalgar Square. The action was organised by CEMB, One Law for All and FEMEN and received coverage, including;

Iranian topless body riot feminist protest, Trafalgar Square, London, Newsflare, 1 February 2023

Mahsa Amini protesters go topless to reject World Hijab Day in London, Newsflare, 1 February 2023Maryam Namazie says: How dare you celebrate World Hijab Day when so many women being killed for improper veiling.

Imago Images, Topless Protest, 1 February 2023

Body Riot, RexFeatures, 1 February 2023

Zuma Press, Topless women protest Iranian regime, 1 February 2023

Videos of women taking off hijab on ‘World Hijab Day’ goes viral, Times of India, 2 February 2023

Women joined in protest and on social media including in Iran.

The slogan ‘body riot’ comes from graffiti written on walls in Iran. It also follows on from photos posted by women in Iran showing their bras with their faces hidden and key slogans such as ‘You are the pervert; I am a free woman.’ (London protest photos by Neil Monaghan. Video by Reason4Freedom.)

Continue reading @ Maryam Namazie.

The Body Riots On Hijab Day For Woman, Life, Freedom And No Hijab

Maryam Namazie ✊ On 1 February, World Hijab Day, women took part in a global body riot to defend the women’s revolution in Iran and for woman, life, freedom.

31-January-2023
 They took action, topless or with bras on, to challenge compulsory hijab rules that has killed Mahsa Jina Amini on 16 September and has and continues to suppress countless women and girls in Iran, Afghanistan and across the globe.

In London, women carried out a topless action at Trafalgar Square. The action was organised by CEMB, One Law for All and FEMEN and received coverage, including;

Iranian topless body riot feminist protest, Trafalgar Square, London, Newsflare, 1 February 2023

Mahsa Amini protesters go topless to reject World Hijab Day in London, Newsflare, 1 February 2023Maryam Namazie says: How dare you celebrate World Hijab Day when so many women being killed for improper veiling.

Imago Images, Topless Protest, 1 February 2023

Body Riot, RexFeatures, 1 February 2023

Zuma Press, Topless women protest Iranian regime, 1 February 2023

Videos of women taking off hijab on ‘World Hijab Day’ goes viral, Times of India, 2 February 2023

Women joined in protest and on social media including in Iran.

The slogan ‘body riot’ comes from graffiti written on walls in Iran. It also follows on from photos posted by women in Iran showing their bras with their faces hidden and key slogans such as ‘You are the pervert; I am a free woman.’ (London protest photos by Neil Monaghan. Video by Reason4Freedom.)

Continue reading @ Maryam Namazie.

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