The punishment for not wearing a hijab is largely financial, although there are new systems to report women not complying with hijab rules to the morality police.
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammad were released on Sunday temporarily after paying bail.
As she was flogged, Roya Heshmati chanted "in the name of woman, in the name of life, the clothes of slavery are torn..."
The Iranian Supreme Leader took to X this week to chastise the West over its treatment of women.
“Not fearful of the enemy, Shirel knew her duty and did it. I want the women of Iran and the women of the Middle East to look at Shirel as a fearless woman who stood up to a terror organization.”
"The roaring river finds its way, even if it has to pass through hard and impenetrable rocks," wrote the doctor after she was fired.
Iran's Jews were forced to protest against Israel's actions in Gaza. Yet Tehran tellingly turned a blind eye to the Hamas' horrific crimes against women.
Iranian police and basij militia, who are affiliated with Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, enforce compulsory public dress codes using violence, according to the United Nations and rights groups.
Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on Oct. 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro.
Mohammedi, a campaigner for women's rights and against the death penalty, is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence
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