Iranian lawyer Shima Ghooshe summoned to testify

Iran continues crackdown against violators of mandatory hijab laws. Shima Ghooshe, lawyer, feminist and women’s rights activist, has been reportedly summoned to testify for not complying with the mandatory hijab laws.

News Center- Shima Ghooshe, an Iranian lawyer, feminist and women’s rights activist, has announced on her Twitter account that she has been summoned to testify by the Branch 1088 of the Criminal Court for “being seen in public without a headscarf”. The lawyer is expected to testify in six days.

 “I have been summoned to testify at the court due to the complaint of the morality police. I still do not know what kind of evidence they have against me. They claim that I destroyed moral security and that I need to be guided,” her tweet said.