Tehran, Sept. 22 -- A 22-year-old Iranian rights activist Melika Qaragozlu has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and 8 million tomans in fine for not complying with the country's mandatory hijab rules, her lawyer said on Twitter.

Activist Melika Qaragozlu, was arrested after participating in a nationwide civil-disobedience campaign on July 12, posted a video of herself on social media without wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf.

Qaragozlu verdict came as Iran faced widespread protests after a 22-year-old woman died while in police custody for violating hijab rules.

Her lawyer, Mohammad Ali Kamfiruzi, wrote on Twitter on September 19, that the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Tehran had recently sentenced his cl...