This article was originally published in Persian
Amnesty Iran has called for the “immediate” and “unconditional” release of the student who allegedly removed her clothes to protest the university’s strict dress code and harassment by Revolutionary Guard militiamen.
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An Iranian woman was arrested after she stripped naked on a campus of Tehran’s private Azad University for “protest against abusive application” of the compulsory wearing of the veil by security agents, reported Amnesty Iran.
According to the NGO, the young woman was “harassed“by security guards because she was wearing”mal” son hijab.
The semi-official Iranian agency Fars reported the incident by publishing a blurred photo.
The video of the scene, filmed from a high floor, probably by students or residents of a neighboring building, made the rounds on social networks, with many activists praising the “courage” of the student whose identity has not been revealed.
In a message published on X, Amnesty Iran called for his release “immediate” et “unconditional“.
The organization requested that the young woman be removed from “torture and other ill-treatment” while awaiting her release and demanded that she be allowed to see members of her family and benefit from the services of a lawyer.
Images circulating on social media show the student being thrown into a car by men in plain clothes.
According to the student website Amir Kabir, she was beaten during the arrest.
“The allegations of beatings and sexual violence against him during his arrest must be the subject of independent and impartial investigations“, added Amnesty Iran.
The university’s public relations director, Syed Amir Mahjoub, said security officers handed the student over to law enforcement and denied there was a physical confrontation. The official says that initial investigations revealed that the young woman “suffered from a psychological disorder“and even that she was in”great distress“.
Islamic law in Iran imposes a very strict dress code on women. Penalties for “wearing inappropriate clothing”, “promoting nudity” or even “mocking the hijab” were strengthened in 2023.
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