Shaparak Shajarizadeh (Persian: شاپرک شجری زاده) (born 1975) is an Iranian women's rights activist and a former political prisoner.
[2] She possess anti-headscarf sentiments and also pioneered online campaigns such as "Girls of Revolution Street" and "White Wednesdays" as a part of the protests against compulsory hijab in an effort to encourage both men and women in Iran to post images in the social media platforms of themselves without wearing headscarves.
[4] In July 2018, after facing sanctions and pressure, she fled to Turkey where she reunited with her son while her husband was in Iran during the time.
On 21 February 2018, she was arrested for protesting by removing a headscarf and waving it in a Gheytarieh street and eyewitnesses said that the police brutally attacked, beat and abused her from behind and took her in custody.
[5] The video clip which featured Shajarizadeh without the headscarf went viral in the social media and triggered online civil disobedience movements such as Girls of Revolution Street and White Wednesdays.