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Iran says no charges filed against student who stripped to underwear
Sunshine is the best disinfectant. [IsraelTimes] Iran’s judiciary says it has not issued an indictment against a student who stripped down to her underwear earlier this month at a university in Tehran.“Considering that she was sent to the hospital, and it was found that she was ill, she was handed over to her family… and no judicial case has been filed against her,” judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir tells a news conference, without naming her. Earlier in November, footage of a female student circulated online, showing her sitting and briefly walking at Islamic Azad University in Tehran before stripping down to her underwear. The move sparked harsh reactions from officials in Iran, where covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Science Minister Hossein Simaei described it as an “immoral and uncustomary” act, while adding that she had not been expelled from her university. London-based human rights group Amnesty International said the woman was “violently arrested after she removed her clothes in protest against abusive enforcement of compulsory veiling by security officials.” Related: Islamic Azad University: 2024-11-15 Iran to Open Clinic to Treat Women Who Refuse to Wear Hijab Islamic Azad University: 2024-11-04 Iranian authorities arrest female student who stripped to underwear to protest harassment Islamic Azad University: 2022-11-16 Iranians protest, strike on anniversary of November 2019 protests Posted by: trailing wife 2024-11-20 |
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