PROTEST IN NUMBERS

1979

Iran imposes a mandatory dress code requiring all women to wear a headscarf and loose-fitting clothing that hides their figures in public.

2014

Iranian women start sharing photos and videos of themselves publicly flouting the hijab laws as part of an online protest campaign called My Stealthy Freedom.

41

people have died in Iran since the unrest began on 17 September, most of them protesters.

1 200

demonstrators had been arrested in Iran at the time of going to print.

12

people were arrested in London after clashing with police during anti-Iran protests.