Iran lawyer raises concern over missing hijab protester

TEHRAN: A renowned Iranian lawyer raised concern on Monday over the fate of a woman she said was arrested for posing without a headscarf in Tehran in an image that went viral around the world. The woman has not been seen in public since she stood on a pillar box on one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares without a headscarf or long coat required under Islamic law. The images posted on social media showed her waving a white scarf -- an apparent reference to so-called "White Wednesday" protests against mandatory clothing rules for women. They are thought to have been taken on December 27, a day before economic protests broke out across the country, which helped the images go viral even though they were apparently unconnected.