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SHOCKING: Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after temporary release - What They Never Told You

Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi, right, and Elaheh Mohammadi after theit release from Evin Prison in Tehran [Sahand Taki/Sharq news online/AFP]

Iran’s judiciary has opened a new case against two jailed female journalists for appearing without a hijab after their temporary release from prison, reports say.

Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi had the new case filed against them on Monday, a day after they were released on bail.

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