"In recent months videos of women in Iran riding motorbikes, dancing in the streets, and defying mandatory hijab laws have been popping up across social media."
"She says she was amazed at the number of women in Tehran, the country's capital, with bare heads and crop tops."
"After the war with Israel, spiralling economic problems and a water crisis the regime is cracking down hard on all forms of dissent with more executions than any other country."
"To see these young people who are fully aware of how risky it is to go out on the streets and sing and how risky it is to continue resisting, I just think they've reached a point that they are ready to pay the price on whatever it takes."
Videos show women in Iran riding motorbikes, dancing in streets, and defying mandatory hijab laws, suggesting visible social change. Three years after the Women, life, freedom' movement, public appearance shifts include bare heads and crop tops in Tehran. Photographer Kiana Hyeri observed many women without head coverings during a recent visit. Deepa Parent warns that public acts of defiance do not mean safer daily life. After the war with Israel, economic collapse and a water crisis have intensified state repression. The regime is cracking down on dissent with frequent executions, and many young people accept high personal risks to continue resisting.
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