Afsaneh Bayegan, a film and television actress, was sentenced by the Second Criminal Court of Tehran to two years of suspended imprisonment for not adhering to the "mandatory hijab" rule. The sentence has been suspended for five years.
Additionally, she was given supplementary punishments, including a two-year ban on leaving the country and using social media, a requirement to summarize a book, and an obligation to visit official psychological centers and provide a certificate of health.
*Translated on 2026-03-14*
افسانه بایگان، بازیگر سینما و تلویزیون به دلیل عدم رعایت “حجاب اجباری” توسط دادگاه کیفری دو تهران به دو سال حبس تعزیری که این حکم به مدت پنج سال به حالت تعلیق در آمده، محکوم شد.
وی از بابت مجازات تکمیلی به دو سال ممنوعیت خروج از کشور و استفاده از فضای مجازی، خلاصه نویسی یک کتاب، و مراجعه به مراکز رسمی روانشناسی و ارائه گواهی سلامت محکوم شد.
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