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1 day agoIran Arrests Marathon Organizers After Women Compete Without Mandatory Hijab
"Despite previous warnings regarding the need to comply with the country's current laws and regulations, as well as religious, customary, and professional principles...the event was held in a way that violated public decency," the judiciary's Mizan news outlet quoted the local prosecutor's office as saying. "Considering the violations that occurred and based on the laws and regulations, a criminal case has been filed against the officials and agents organizing this event," the report added. Mizan said that "two of the main organizers of the competition were arrested on warrants."
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