On September 19, 2026, hundreds of Iranian women participated in a Tehran 10-kilometer race without wearing mandatory headscarves, defying Iran's hijab law. The protest continues a trend of public resistance since the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement.
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Hundreds of Iranian women defy hijab law in Tehran 10K race.
Iranian women have increasingly appeared in public without headscarves since the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, which erupted after the death of Mahsa "Jina" Amini while in morality police custody. Although uncovered hair has become increasingly common on Iranian streets and in some public spaces, compulsory hijab remains part of Iranian law.