Iran on Friday released hunger-striking jailed dissident Farhad Meysami, the Iranian judiciary said, a week after supporters had warned that he risked dying for protesting against the compulsory wearing of the hijab.
Images on social media of an emaciated Meysami, who had been in jail since 2018 for supporting women activists protesting against Iran's headscarf policy, had gone viral and caused outrage among social media users and international rights group.