Fatemeh Mohammadi, 20, was assaulted on a bus by another passenger who accused her of not wearing her headscarf properly, according to an eyewitness. The woman then attacked her by pushing her chest and hitting her in the face.
When Ms Mohammadi went to the police station to file a complaint against the woman, the police arrested her, thinking it was reasonable to assault her on this basis and let her assailant go free.
Fatemeh Mohammadi was eventually released on bail in the early hours of the following morning, according to religious freedom charity Open Doors.
Henrietta Blyth, CEO of Open Doors UK and Ireland, told Premier: “Iran is an Islamic republic where they are increasingly clamping down on Christianity where they see it as western influence. Obviously, according to sharia law, a woman should have her hair completely covered by a headscarf. We know that in Iran there is increasing bias and discrimination against Christians, so that’s why this woman went for Fatemeh.
“We know Fatemeh is a strong Christian and in fact she’d already served a six month prison sentence last year after she was arrested in a house church meeting, so the authorities are clamping down harder and harder in Iran – house churches are being raided and leaders are being given long prison sentences. Fatemeh was charged last year for Christian activity and membership in proselytising…
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