Yasaman Aryani, a 24-year-old Iranian woman, wanted to make a change and ended up being sentenced to 16 years in prison for campaigning against forced veiling. She's currently in Section 2A of the notorious Evin Prison.

 Yasaman spoke of her hopes for a future when all women would have the freedom to choose what to wear. Shortly after, she was arrested and sentenced to 16 years in prison for “inciting and facilitating corruption and prostitution”.

 The strength of this movement has terrified the Iranian authorities, who have waged a sinister crackdown in response. Since January 2018, they have arrested at least 48 women’s rights defenders, including four men.

 Yasaman was jailed for 16 years just because she took her headscarf off. In some countries like Iran, women are forced to wear headscarves and burqas, and they are jailed if they take it off. Women in Iran aren’t respected for their rights to wear what they want or speak what they want. Yasaman’s case has galvanized the support of people all around Australia and hundreds of people gathered at events all around the country to coincide with International Women’s Day to make origami flowers and lend their names to the petition demanding her freedom.

 Sign this petition and help protect Iran's women's rights! Your one signing can help save the life for Iranian women.