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An Iranian woman who – apparently in protest – stripped down to her underwear outside a university in Tehran will not face charges, Iranian authorities said on Tuesday, according to the BBC.
A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary says, according to British media, that the woman, who has been identified as Ahoo Daryaei, has been treated in hospital and returned to her family. Several organizations have previously expressed concern for the woman. Among other things, Amnesty has demanded her release.
Now she is apparently no longer in the custody of the authorities.
“When she was sent to the hospital and it was determined that she was ill, she was handed over to her family and no case was brought against her,” said judicial spokesman Asghar Jahangir on Tuesday, according to the BBC.
There are no immediate statements from the woman herself.
The case gained attention when videos shared on social media showed the woman, who is a student at Tehran Azad University, protesting outside the university wearing only her underwear. It is mandatory for women in Iran to wear the hijab in public and to wear loose-fitting clothing.
According to the state-run Iranian news agency, before the woman took off her clothes, she had Fars teaching at the university. According to the news agency, she was wearing ‘inappropriate clothes’ and was warned by security guards that she had to comply with the dress code. Activists have said, among other things, that they feared that she will be forced into psychiatric treatment.
According to the BBC, it is not the first time that Iranian authorities have called a woman who protests against hijab laws mentally ill. The British media highlights a case of a woman who fled to Canada in 2018. She said her family had been pressured by Iranian authorities to declare her mentally ill. The woman had previously been sentenced to three years in prison for taking off a scarf during a demonstration.
The Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was arrested over two years ago by Iran’s morality police, who did not think she was sufficiently covered. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody. Her death sparked widespread demonstrations both inside and outside Iran.
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Source: politiken.dk
