International Women's Day in 1979 in Iran

When

8 Mar 1979

Kind

Protest

Coordinates

32.00° N, 53.00° E

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

On International Women's Day on 8 March 1979, a women's march took place in Tehran, Iran. The march was originally intended to celebrate the International Women's Day, but transformed into massive protests against the changes taking place in women's rights during the Iranian Revolution, specifically the introduction of mandatory hijab (veiling), which had been announced the day before.

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