Tehran, Sept. 19 -- Women ran without wearing headscarves at a 10-kilometre race in Tehran on Friday, September 18, as hundreds of thousands gathered for a major state-organised rally elsewhere in the capital.

Videos of women running with their hair uncovered at the Tehran 10K at Velayat Park circulated widely on social media, despite Iran's continued compulsory hijab rules, Iran International reported.

The organisers held separate races for men and women, with the women's event covering two laps of the 10-kilometre course.

Iran's mandatory hijab became a major focus of public dissent following the 2022 death of Mahsa "Jina" Amini, who had been detained by morality police over her headscarf. Since then, many Iranian women have appeared...