Mojgan Keshavarz, a civil activist and protester against compulsory hijab, was arrested.

Mojgan Keshavarz, a civil activist and protester of the mandatory hijab, was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence agents at her home. According to the Campaign for the Defense of Political and Civil Prisoners, she was arrested on Thursday, May 25, in front of her 9-year-old daughter and taken to an unknown location.

An informed source told the campaign that, based on videos published on social media, Ms. Keshavarz was distributing flowers in the women's carriage on the Tehran Metro on International Women's Day (March 8) with Ms. Monireh Arabshahi and her daughter Yasman Ariani, and it is possible that this arrest was made for this reason.

On Wednesday, April 11, actress and civil activist Yasman Ariani was arrested by officers, and a day later, on Thursday, April 12, her mother, Monireh Arabshahi, was also arrested and sent to prison. The reason for the arrests is said to be that the two were celebrating International Women's Day by giving flowers to women in the Tehran Metro.

Last March, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo honored Iranian women for their efforts to fight against forced hijab at the State Department’s “Women of Courage Award” ceremony. Mr. Pompeo also met with Masih Alinejad in February to “support the Iranian people and amplify their voices.”