Sepideh Rashnu

Sepideh Rashnu
سپیده رشنو
Born (1994-10-21) October 21, 1994 (age 30)
Iran
Occupation(s)Writer, poet, journalist
Known forProtesting against compulsory hijab in Iran

Sepideh Rashnu (Persian: سپیده رشنو; born 1994) is an Iranian writer, who is imprisoned for protesting against state-imposed hijab rules. In July 2022, she had an altercation on a public bus with another woman over the hijab rules, and the video went viral on social media.[1][2]

  1. ^ "ادامه واکنش‌ها به جنجال "آمر به معروف" در اتوبوس؛ نام زن معترض سپیده رشنو است" [Continuation of the reactions to the "Amer Be Maruf" controversy on the bus; The protester's name is Sepideh Rashnu]. صدای آمریکا (Voice of America) (in Persian). July 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ "مقاومت علیه حجاب اجباری؛ سپیده رشنو دستگیر شد – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۴/۲۷" [Resistance against compulsory hijab; Sepideh Reshno was arrested]. Deutsche Welle (DW) (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.