Iran: arrest of a student who took off her clothes in protest

At war with Israel, Iran intensifies its repression against women: “We have reached a point where it is either death or freedom”

The video appears to have been taken by residents of a nearby building. Other images show the young woman thrown into a car by men in plain clothes.

According to the Amir Kabir website, she was beaten during the arrest.

The Iranian Fars agency reported the incident and published a blurred photo of the student.

According to the agency, the young woman wore “inappropriate” clothing to class and “stripped off” after being warned by security guards.

Islamic law in Iran imposes a very strict dress code on women, who are required to wear headscarves and loose clothing that conceals their shapes.

In Iran, women at the forefront of the resistance

According to Fars, citing “witnesses”, the agents spoke “calmly” to the young woman and did not act aggressively.

Iranian women are at the origin of an unprecedented revolt movement in the country after the death of the young Kurd Mahsa Amini in September 2022, arrested for not having respected the dress code.

The Femme Vie Liberté movement has been massively repressed by the Iranian authorities, with at least 551 deaths and thousands of people arrested, according to NGOs.