Iranian anti-hijab activist ‘faces execution or torture’ after being arrested in Turkey
An Iranian women’s rights activist has been granted refugee status in Turkey, just hours after she was arrested and threatened with deportation. Maryam Shariatmadari, 35, who fled Iran after taking part in anti-hijab protests, was arrested in the western Turkish city of Dinizli on Monday and taken to a detention centre for undocumented migrants. In a … Read more