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"Amnesty International has called on authorities in Iran to “immediately and
unconditionally” release a female student who was arrested after stripping to
her underwear in what the organisation described as a public protest against
harassment relating to the country’s strict dress code.
The incident took place after the woman, who has not been identified,
reportedly had a confrontation with members of the Basij paramilitary force who
ripped her headscarf and tore at her clothes inside Tehran’s prestigious
Islamic Azad University.
Videos posted to social media appear to show the woman removing her clothes and
walking out on to the street in her underwear. A second video appears to show
the woman being bundled into a car by men in plainclothes.
The student media outlet Amir Kabir newsletter said the woman had been harassed
by a Basij member for not wearing a headscarf. Under Iran’s mandatory dress
code, women must wear a headscarf and loose-fitting clothes in public.
The media outlet also alleged that she was beaten during the arrest and on
Saturday said that information about the woman’s condition and whereabouts was
unavailable."
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