But Movahed 's defiance was , in fact , a mistaken icon for the nationwide protests . She had , in fact , performed the act as part of her own singular protest on December 27 , 2017 , for the White Wednesday campaign , in which Iranian women posted photos online of themselves wearing white while discarding their headscarves with the hashtag # whitewednesday . This was part of the My Stealthy Freedom movement founded by exiled journalist Masih Alinejad against mandatory hijab for women .
Фото , на котором Мовахед , протестуя против хиджаба , стоит на электрической будке на улице Энкелаб , распространилось с началом волны протестов по всей стране 28 декабря .