In recent days, images and videos of a movement born in Iran have appeared on the internet, which sees some people distributing “free hugs” to passers-by. Some of the people giving hugs are women without hijabs hugging men, both of which are prohibited acts in Iran. For more than 40 days the country has been shaken by protests against the regime and their repression by the police, and this form of protest full of courage and strength expresses an equally strong need for freedom • • • • #Freeda #FreeHugs #Iran #Movement