In a rather daring act of dissent, a female Iranian university student removed her clothes in public after being assaulted by security forces for improperly wearing her hijab. Multiple media reports said that the young woman, who was seen in public donning her inner wears in videos that have gone viral on the internet, was soon arrested for violating the Islamic Republic's strict "modesty" laws.
According to media reports, the woman decided to turn her body into a medium of protest after being assaulted by security forces at Tehran's Islamic Azad University on Saturday.
Quoting the Iran International, many media reports said that the woman was found not wearing a hijab by the security forces. An Iranian student group reportedly told the media that the security personnel tore her clothes while confronting her and the skirmish left him bleeding. She was hurt as the officials tried to pin her down to a car and smash her head on a pillar. Infuriated by the violence she was subjected to over some uncovered hair, she decided to strip in public.
A university spokesperson confirmed the development on X (formerly Twitter) and said the student was "under severe mental pressure."
"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 further wrote on the microblogging site that "at the police station,...it was found that she was under severe mental pressure and had a mental disorder".
