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Iranian chess official Shohreh Bayat fought her own battle with Iran's strict hijab rules in 2020, refusing to apologise for wearing her headscarf around her neck during a tournament. She later moved to the UK.

She believes 2022 has been a turning point for Iranian women following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, and subsequent protests in defiance at the country's "morality police".

Speaking to Pick of the World, Bayat said young Iranians "don't want this regime anymore".

Picture: Iranian chess arbiter Shohreh Bayat at a Four Nations Chess League tournament in the UK. (Getty Images)