Female student arrested in Iran after stripping off in public on university campus

By Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom & Euronews Persian

Amnesty Iran called for the immediate and unconditional release of the student who reportedly stripped down in protest against the university's strict dress code law.

An Iranian woman has been arrested after she stripped partially naked on a university campus, reportedly in protest against the strict dress code after she was physically harassed by security officers for wearing her hijab incorrectly, according to Amnesty Iran.

Video circulating on social media platform X, filmed by other university students in a classroom overlooking the Tehran Islamic Azad University campus, has attracted a lot of attention online, with many people applauding the woman for her "boldness" and "courage".

No further information has been released about the identity of the individual.

In a post on X, Amnestry Iran pressed for her immediate and unconditional release.

The organisation called for the protection of the woman from "torture and other ill-treatment" pending her release and demanded that she must be granted access to family and a lawyer.

"Allegations of beatings and sexual violence against her during arrest need independent and impartial investigations," Amnesty added that all those found responsible must be held accountable.

The university's public relations director Syed Amir Mahjoub said the security officers turned the student in to the police and denied that there was a physical clash. He added that initial investigations reveal that the woman suffers from a psychological disorder and was under severe distress.

Earlier, some news sources reported the women was arrested by intelligence agents and transferred to an undisclosed location.

A local newspaper affiliated with the university reported that she has been transferred to a psychiatric hospital.