Fears are growing for the safety of a young female student in Tehran, who was hauled off by security forces after she stripped to her underwear on a university campus to protest the country’s strict dress code. Footage of the unidentified woman walking and sitting outside the campus in her bra and underwear has flooded social media, with users praising her courage and expressing grave fears for her safety. Reports say her rebellion began after security forces attacked the student because she was wearing a Western-style hoodie rather than the mandatory hijab and headscarf. Multiple security guards were filmed forcibly pulling her into a vehicle. The footage has been widely shared in Iran under the hashtag: “Girl of Science and Research.” Amir Mahjoub, the director of public relations at the university, told The Telegraph the woman was taken to a “police station” and claimed that she is under “severe mental stress and suffering from psychological disorders.” Another local report said she had been detained in a psychiatric facility. Amnesty International has urged Iranian authorities to release the girl “immediately and unconditionally.” One Tehran student said: “These girls will one day bring down Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s future belongs to free women, not the mullahs.”
In Iran, a woman who was accosted by the “morality police” for not wearing hijab removes her clothing & roams the streets in defiance. She has since been arrested by IRGC forces and forcibly disappeared. This is the brave face of true resistance. pic.twitter.com/HhbbEGhKlf
