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Iranian woman strips naked at anti-hijab protest after violent attack by regime militia

Iranian woman strips naked at anti-hijab protest after violent attack by regime militia

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JERUSALEM—An Iranian female student stripped down to her underwear on campus Sunday. Tehran Islamic Azad University To protest an attack on her by the Revolutionary Guard’s paramilitary militia, known as the Basij, for allegedly improperly wearing the mandatory hijab. Because it is part of the Revolutionary Guard, the Basij is a US-designated terrorist organization.

The video of an unidentified woman walking around the university’s Science and Research Branch courtyard in her underwear spread quickly on social media.

A university official confirmed the student’s arrest. Amir Mahjoub, the university’s general manager of public relations, wrote of the formerly known X: “Following an inappropriate action by a student in the University’s Department of Science and Research, campus security intervened and turned the individual over to law enforcement.” According to a report by the London-based news organization, Twitter Iran International reported

Fox News Digital was unable to independently verify the student’s name, but media outlets in France and Germany identified him as Ahoo Daryaei.

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An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear to protest an attack on her for allegedly wearing the compulsory headscarf improperly. (Courtesy: Iran International)

An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear to protest an attack on her for allegedly wearing the compulsory headscarf improperly. (Courtesy: Iran International)

“The reasons and underlying reasons for the student’s actions are currently under investigation.”

Mai Soto, the UN’s special rapporteur on Iran, posted on channel X, “I will follow this incident closely, including the reaction of the authorities. #Iran,” along with a video of the young woman sitting in the courtyard from the US government’s news source. The voice of America’s Persian outburst.

According to Iran International, the student group Amir Kabir Newsletter on Telegram reported that the security forces of the Islamic Republic seriously attacked the young student. “It was reported that the student’s blood stains were seen on the tires of the car” after the regime hit his head on a car door or pillar, the bulletin report stated.

Iranian American lawyer Elika Eftekhari told Fox News Digital: “His protest may seem shocking to outsiders because it comes with the imminent imprisonment, torture and punishment of rape by the authorities of the Islamic Republic. It reminds me of Jan Palach’s act of self-immolation in 2015.” The former communist Czech Republic touches on the widespread psychology of depression and hopelessness among Iranians, who often feel trapped in a negative spiral both in the world and their future.”

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People light fires during protest

People light fires during a protest over the murder of Mahsa Amini, the woman who died after being arrested by Iran’s “moral police”, in Tehran on September 21, 2022. (West Asian News Agency)

Eftekhari, a member of the US-based Iran Alliance for Human Rights and Democracy, added: “At the same time, there is tremendous fortitude in this expression of resistance, taking the regime’s gendered misogyny by the throat, so to speak. The call to action for the US and the West is clear here: First of all, get to know him by commenting, tweeting, and making statements. More importantly, Iranians in Iran need to understand his actions within an analytical framework, not for reform. to be.”

Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of The Outdoor Desk and Iran expert, told Fox News Digital: “We see many examples of Iranian women boldly defying mandatory Islamic hijab laws in Iran. Iranian men and women are challenging this ban in Iran.” protests the decades of oppressive Islamic Republic rule, especially since Women, Life, Freedom demonstrations “Following the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini two years ago, headscarves, women’s clothing and women in general have been at the center of anti-regime opposition.”

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protest in Iran

In this photo taken by a person who does not work for The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained by morality police in Tehran on October 1, 2022. . (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

He continued: “Each episode increases the confidence of other Iranians to stand up to the regime’s repressive laws.”

Iranian American human rights activist Masih Alinejad She wrote about Her action is a powerful reminder of Iranian women’s struggle for freedom. Yes, we use our bodies as weapons to fight against a regime that kills women for showing their hair. Be her voice.

Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian said he would end notorious morality police patrols that arrest women for breaking hijab rules during the 2024 campaign, when women are not allowed to run for president.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei votes in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, March 1, 2024. (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via AP)

But critics consider Pezeshkian’s remark to be empty rhetoric. Just last month, Iran’s Guardian Council passed the controversial hijab and chastity law; this means that “violation of the Hijab and Chastity law carries a fine of three million tomans ($50).” The Iranian parliament is currently reviewing the bill.

Iran’s religious leader Ali Khameneicontrols all laws and legislation in a highly repressive state. The president is a largely symbolic figure.