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Search results for "After deadly protests, more Iranian women choosing to defy hijab law despite the dangers"

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Instagram posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:
Father danced for his daughter at her grave after she was killed during recent protests in Iran.
By Gabrielle Settles• September 29, 2022
Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun:
"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."
By Alexander Lane• September 25, 2008
American Unity PAC stated on August 30, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.  
By Nadia Pflaum• September 15, 2016
Threads posts stated on July 16, 2024 in a Threads post:
Switzerland “no longer recognizes Islam as an official religion.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 31, 2024
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post:
“Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 14, 2020
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A Virginia principal "expelled two kids for wearing a crucifix around their necks  saying, ‘there is no place for religion at school.’"
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 6, 2019
National Rifle Association stated on March 21, 2018 in a segment on NRATV:
"March For Our Lives is backed by radicals with a history of violent threats, language and actions."
By Jon Greenberg• March 23, 2018
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:
"80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019
Social Media stated on June 22, 2025 in a video:
Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran.
By Grace Abels• June 24, 2025
Donald Trump stated on June 20, 2020 in a campaign rally:
“Joe Biden and the Democrats want to prosecute Americans for going to church, but not for burning a church.”
By Sophie Austin• June 23, 2020
Viral image stated on May 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"The city of Minneapolis has set up a Sharia hotline for residents to report citizens who criticize Islam, in order to prosecute them for ‘hate crimes.’"
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 10, 2019
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“If you go to Antifa.com, it takes you directly to Joe Biden’s webpage...what’s that tell ya…try it yourself.”
By Samantha Putterman• September 1, 2020
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices":
"In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy."
By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2014
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on April 05, 2024 in a statement on his website:
On Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”
By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2024
Mitt Romney stated on October 22, 2012 in a foreign policy debate:
Says Barack Obama was silent on Iran "when the students took to the streets in Tehran and the people there protested, (and) the Green Revolution occurred."
By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2012
Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
By Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2018
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A photo of Muslim women with the words "Down with the USA" written on their hands was taken in Michigan.
By Samantha Putterman• April 11, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 01, 2020 in News release:
“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
By Madeline Heim• September 3, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Twitter is banned in Iran."
By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2020
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
If protesters blocking the road “start banging on your windows, threatening you and trying to get in your vehicle,” it is legal to “hit the gas and plow through them.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 3, 2020

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