Iranian woman arrested for cycling 'without hijab'
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Unnamed cyclist in Najafabad detained for breaking Islamic law on veils for women
A young woman has been arrested in central Iran for insulting the Islamic hijab", state media said on Tuesday, after a video appeared to show her cycling without a veil.
A person who had recently violated norms and insulted the Islamic veil in this region has been arrested," Mojataba Raei, the governor of Najafabad, told the IRNA news agency.
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