A girl protesting being shamed for “wearing the hijab wrongly” was arrested. Human rights activists are demanding his release.
In Iran, a girl was jailed after stripping down to her underwear to protest against the forced wearing of the hijab. Euronews reported this on Saturday, October 2, in relation to Amnesty Iran.
It is known that the incident happened on the territory of the university.
Human rights organization Amnesty Iran called for the student’s immediate and unconditional release.
“The Iranian authorities must immediately release the university student who was forcibly arrested on November 2 after she took off her clothes to protest the brutal enforcement of the hijab by security guards at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran,” the statement said. .
The organization called for the woman to be protected from “torture and other ill-treatment” before her release and demanded that she be given access to her family and a lawyer.
It was learned that the student took off her clothes after being shamed by the university’s security guards for improperly wearing the hijab.
The video of the incident, shot by students from the windows of the university’s auditorium, quickly spread on social networks, causing a great deal of controversy. Many users expressed support for the woman, calling her action brave and courageous.
Information about the identity of the detainee has not been made public. A local newspaper affiliated with the university reported that he had been transferred to a mental hospital.
Iranian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release the university student who was violently arrested on 2 Nov after she removed her clothes in protest against the violent enforcement of compulsory veiling by security officials at Tehran’s Islamic Azad University . 1/2 pic.twitter.com/lI1JXYsgtm
— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) November 2, 2024
Let’s remember that last year the Iranian parliament passed a bill About hijab and chastitywhich provides for penalties of up to 10 years in prison and fines for violating the Islamic dress code.
It was also reported that a girl in Iran died after falling into a coma after being attacked by the moral police.
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