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Iranian women increasingly resist the public headscarf rule. Despite ongoing repression, Iran’s regime seems powerless to stop social change.
“The state’s current policy on the issue of the hijab is not to follow strict rules,” Ali Motahari, a conservative Iranian politician, told journalists last week on the fringes of the International Book Fair in Tehran.
He added that the police should only intervene in the event of gross violations.
“You have to know that even at the time of the Shah, before the 1979 revolution, women were arrested if they did not dress decently in public,” he said. Wearing a hijab, or headscarf, remains mandatory in Iran.
However, even before the nationwide protests following the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody in September 2022, Motahari was one of those conservative politicians who repeatedly called for a crackdown on women who dared to deviate even slightly from the strict dress code.
In 2014, he asked, “Why are women allowed to wear trousers under their coats?” He called on the authorities to take more rigorous action against the women concerned.
“What we have achieved in the last three years can no longer be taken away by the state,” a gender researcher and journalist from Tehran told DW. She asked DW not to publish her name as the authorities regularly reprimand her for her stance, and she even receives death threats from anonymous callers.
She is one of the women who not only refuse to wear a headscarf in public, but also encourages other women to decide for themselves whether they want to.
“They can no longer force us to follow their rules and automatically wear a headscarf every time we leave the house,” she says.
She also emphasizes that Iran has changed after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini. For example, on May 12, the coffin of Shiva Aristoui, an Iranian writer and poet, was carried by women without the mandatory hijab. Traditionally, carrying the coffin has long been a matter for men in accordance with religious and social norms. However, since the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, more and more women attend funerals without the compulsory hijab and carry the coffins of their loved ones.
Yet, many women deliberately stay away from international media and avoid public attention to continue on their path without additional repression. Any exchange with international media could be considered “propaganda against the system,” “cooperation with a hostile government” or could be prosecuted as following an “order from abroad.”
Niloufar Hamedi, an award-winning journalist, is a recent example of the state’s crackdown. Her reporting on the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in 2022 brought her international fame.
Among other pieces, she published a photo of Amini’s grieving parents. It quickly went viral on social media and became a symbol of the nationwide protests, which became the largest protest movement in Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Hamedi was arrested and charged with alleged “collaboration with an enemy government,” “propaganda against the system” among other charges. She was sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison. However, after 17 months, she was released on bail in January 2024. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei then pardoned her and her colleague Elaheh Mohammadi in February 2025.
On May 11, 2,800 days after the report that changed the country, an article under her name appeared once more in the country’s major daily Persian newspaper Shargh. Niloofar Hamedi is allowed to work as a journalist in Iran again.
Does this indicate that the state has capitulated to women? “No,” Sedigheh Vasmaghi, women’s rights activist and theologian, told DW.
“The political system has not accepted the resistance the women have shown,” she said. “The state does not have the power to stop or even reverse this change either.”
Vasmaghi, who joined protesters against the compulsory headscarf rule, no longer wears a headscarf in public.
In April 2023, Vasmaghi wrote an open letter to Khamenei in which she criticized his decree on the hijab requirement and emphasized that the Quran does not stipulate such an obligation.
In March 2024, she was arrested for “propaganda against the system” and “public appearance without a Sharia-compliant hijab.” Due to her health problems, she was sent on parole.
Still, she could be arrested again at any time. But she has no fear of that. “The state in Iran is facing massive domestic and foreign policy problems and is currently not in a position to deal with women across the country, especially teenagers and young women, who no longer want to wear headscarves,” she told DW.
 “However, any measure that appears to be effective will be reviewed and attempted to be enforced,” Vasmaghi continued, referring to the ongoing debate on the introduction of a controversial lawto monitor women in public in Iran. The law provides for a series of punitive measures for women who refuse to wear the required hijab in public.
“The political system can no longer turn back time,” Vasmaghi said.
This article was originally published in German.

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AFC Telford United supporters who play the National Lottery now have the opportunity to claim a free tickets for our fixture against Gloucester City on Saturday 2^nd April  as part of the National Lottery Football Weekends campaign.
The campaign, which is being delivered in partnership with the FA, Scottish FA, Football Association of Wales and Northern Ireland Football Association, aims to thank National Lottery players for the £12.5million of funding which helped community clubs like ours operate, and in some cases survive, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
It will see more than 100,000 tickets become available to National Lottery players for selected matches across the UK in March and April, with the intention of encouraging people to get behind their local team and experience the vital role these clubs play in their local community.
As part of this, all season ticket holders can obtain a free guest ticket to bring a friend along to our home match on Saturday 2nd April 2022 as we welcome Gloucester to the New Bucks Head. For non-season ticket holders, pre-purchase your tickets from the club office by Friday 1st April at 5pm whilst showing your scratch card or Lottery ticket and we will also issue you with a free ticket to bring a friend for free.
To obtain your free ticket you will need to bring along evidence that you have participated in the National Lottery, so a scratch card or lottery ticket. We will need to record the unique code and will return the ticket or scratch card to you along with a free admission ticket.
In order to qualify for the offer non-season ticket holders MUST pre-purchase a ticket for the game either online or from the main club office by Friday 1st April 5pm. Tickets can be purchased here 
Season ticket holders MUST collect their free ticket in advance. Season ticket and non-season ticket holders MUST bring along proof that they have participated in the National Lottery and be over 18 when they collect/purchase their ticket.
Who can claim a free ticket for the Gloucester match?
How can I claim my free ticket?
Which National Lottery tickets can I use to claim a free ticket?
Only over 18s can claim a free ticket. The free ticket is valid for all categories of entry.
Chairman Andy Pryce said: “We welcome this opportunity to thank the National Lottery and its players for the financial support given to us and our fellow clubs during the pandemic.
“We hope the campaign is a huge success and fully support the need to highlight the amazing work done by clubs in their communities.”
Former Scotland international and National Lottery Football Weekends ambassador Ally McCoist added: “In nearly every corner of the country you will find a football club which does much more than just kick a ball around on a Saturday afternoon.
“These clubs make a difference to so many in their community and they suffered perhaps more than any other part of our game during the pandemic.
“The support of National Lottery players has been crucial in helping them survive and now you can support them again, but this time from the terraces.”
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The money for this campaign, as well as the initiatives with the various FAs and leagues across the UK during Covid, came from a National Lottery promotional fund. It was not funded by money allocated for National Lottery Good Causes or by Camelot.
The National Lottery is also working alongside Non-League Day, a campaign set up in 2010 to encourage supporters of clubs playing at the highest levels of the game to support their smaller local or non-league club and sample the unique matchday experience of football at local level.
The National Lottery has always played a vital role in supporting elite, community and grassroot sport in the UK. Including football, the National Lottery has invested more than £5.7billion into grassroots sport since it was established in 1994. In the last year nearly £395million was given to grassroots and elite sport good causes, funding everything from facilities to playing fields and creating opportunities for everyone to get active and improve their lives through sport.
There are other opportunities for National Lottery players in March. The National Lottery Open Week takes place between 19-27 March to say thank you for the more than £30million raised every week by National Lottery players. Open Week unlocks free entry and exclusive discounts for National Lottery players at a range of participating venues including galleries, museums, gardens, historic castles and sports stadiums. Click here for more information on Open Week, along with full terms and conditions.
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A Canadian lottery winner says he gets choked up thinking about how he will be able to care for his family with his newfound windfall.
Tom Dimitroff won $1,000,000 on the July 12 Lotto 6/49 draw, finding out he netted the massive amount after checking his numbers on WCLC’s website and was instantly thrilled.
“I was pretty pleased!” the Calgarian stated to Lotto Spot.
“My wife told me she thought I was full of s*** until I showed her the ticket,” he added, laughing.
Dimitroff said it feels great to win, and even better to know what he can do with his windfall.
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“I have a granddaughter with special needs,” he said. “I’m going to be able to pay for some support for her and set her up with housing.”
“It’s wonderful to tell my family that I can take care of them,” he continued. “I get choked up thinking about it.”
Dimitroff purchased his winning Lotto 6/49 ticket from Petro Canada located at 818-19489 Seton Cr. SE in Calgary. He won his prize in the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Draw with the selection: 21035885-01, a white ball.

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