JERUSALEM POST
University officials claimed that the woman was suffering from “severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder.”
Tehran’s security forces arrested an Iranian woman for stripping off her clothes in protest after she was allegedly assaulted for improperly wearing her hijab, in violation of Tehran’s strict modesty laws, according to international media reports and footage from Saturday.
A female Iranian student removed her clothing, reportedly in protest after being assaulted by the security forces of Tehran’s Islamic Azad University for not wearing a proper hijab, a viral video shows. An arrest order was swiftly issued for her, according to Iran International… pic.twitter.com/H3nLa98rew
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) November 2, 2024
The young woman was assaulted by security forces at Tehran’s Islamic Azad University, according to Iran International.
A university official later confirmed her arrest.
“Following an indecent act by a student at the Science and Research Branch of the university, campus security intervened and handed the individual over to law enforcement authorities,” Amir Mahjoub, Director General of Public Relations at Islamic Azad University, wrote on X/Twitter. “The motives and underlying reasons for the student’s actions are currently under investigation.”
Mahjob later stated on X that “at the police station,…it was found that she was under severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder”.
Iran International, citing an Iranian student group, reported that the student had been harassed by security forces for not wearing her hijab.
