20.11.2024 00:10
An Iranian female student who stripped down to her underwear in public to protest mandatory hijab and clothing rules has been released. Iranian officials stated that the student would not be charged.
A female university student in Tehran, the capital of Iran, was detained by Iranian police after she stripped off her clothes on campus to protest mandatory hijab and dress codes. A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary stated that the woman was treated in a hospital and has been handed over to her family.
"HANDED OVER TO HER FAMILY"
According to a report by the BBC, Daryaei's arrest has been condemned internationally, and Amnesty International was among those calling for her immediate and unconditional release. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said, "She was handed over to her family because she was sent to the hospital and it was understood that she was ill... and no legal case has been opened against her." Iranian officials had stated that Daryaei was "ill" and had been taken to a psychiatric ward.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A female student studying at Azad University in Iran was detained after stripping off her clothes in front of everyone to protest mandatory hijab and dress codes, leaving only her underwear. A video showing the moment the woman, identified by BBC Iran as Ahoo Daryaei, stripped on the university campus went viral on social media.