US EditionIran Arrests Marathon Organizers Over Unveiled Women Runners
Authorities arrested two marathon organizers after footage showed many of the 2,000 female runners competing without hijab, violating Iran's mandatory dress code and public decency laws.
- On December 06, 2025, Iran's judiciary opened a criminal case against organisers of a Kish island marathon, citing violations and legal breaches by event organisers.
- Women in Iran are legally required to cover their hair and wear modest clothing, but adherence to the hijab law has become more sporadic since the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
- More than 5,000 people took part on Friday and images circulated online showing runners not following the dress code, while conservative outlets Tasnim and Fars condemned the event and the local prosecutor criticized the violation of public decency.
- Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei called for stricter enforcement following the incident, recalling the May 2023 resignation at Iran's athletics federation after a similar breach.
- The government under President Masoud Pezeshkian has refused to ratify a parliament bill on tougher penalties, while earlier this week a majority of lawmakers accused the judiciary of failing to uphold hijab laws.
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In Iran, the judiciary arrested the organizers of a marathon after the spread of images of women running without hijab. On December 5 last about 5,000 people were...
The Ayatollahs: "The marathon in Kish was an indecent spectacle, without control"
Iran's prosecutor's office announced that two marathon organizers were arrested for allowing women who did not wear hijabs to participate.
In Iran the two main organizers of a marathon held yesterday attended by a large number of women without hijab have been arrested: the Revolutionary Court of Kish, the island in which the event took place, has announced it. According to the agency Mehr, one of the two arrested is an official of the state organization of the free zone of Kish, which will be suspended from employment in any government agency. The other is an employee of a private …
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