London, Jan. 13 -- Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday highlighted the decimating freedom of women and girls in Iran, saying that they have long been restricted from all aspects of public life.

Yousafzai further said that the restrictions have spanned across several spectrums and go way beyond the classroom.

In a post on X, she said, "The protests in Iran cannot be separated from the long-standing, state-imposed restrictions on girls' and women's autonomy, in all aspects of public life including education. Iranian girls, like girls everywhere, demand a life with dignity."

"The people of Iran have long warned about this repression, at great personal risk, and their voices have been silenced for decades. These restrictions exist w...