A young Iranian female college student at the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University in Tehran defied the draconian dress code imposed by the Iranian regime, stripping off her clothes and walking in public clad in nothing but her underwear and a bra.
The young woman, reportedly named Ahou Daryaei, was allegedly taken away forcibly by authorities.
According to leading Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, the young woman was accused by authorities in Iran of suffering from psychological illness and was admitted to a mental health hospital. Alinejad quoted a fellow student of the young woman who reportedly saw the incident and stated:
On Saturday, November 2, we saw the university’s security and Basij forces trying to forcibly drag a female student into the security room, under the pretext of her not wearing a proper hijab. She resisted, and in the struggle, her hoodie was pulled off, leaving her with only her undergarments underneath. Shocked, the security officers let her go, after which, in a moment of rage, she removed her pants and threw them at the officers.
Update:
The authorities in Iran are now claiming that a young woman, who courageously removed her clothes in protest against harassment by the morality, police at her university, suffers from psychological illness and has been admitted to a mental health hospital.This… pic.twitter.com/wynDFQiSpy
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) November 3, 2024
This iconic photo is now part of Iranian history, capturing the deep frustration of women with the regime—a powerful statement against repression. pic.twitter.com/UFv2EJLAi7
— Habib Khan (@HabibKhanT) November 3, 2024
In Iran, a woman who was accosted by the “morality police” for not wearing hijab removes her clothing & roams the streets in defiance. She has since been arrested by IRGC forces and forcibly disappeared. This is the brave face of true resistance. pic.twitter.com/HhbbEGhKlf
— Elica Le Bon الیکا ل بن (@elicalebon) November 2, 2024
According to reporter Babak Taghvaee, who has written for Radio Free Europe and the BBC, “She is studying French Literature (PhD) in Oloom Tahghighat University. #IRGC has imprisoned her in ‘Iran’ Psychiatric hospital near #Tehran where many political prisoners are kept for punishment.”
#BREAKING: The student protester is identified as #AhouDaryaei. She is studying French Literature (PhD) in Oloom Tahghighat University. #IRGC has imprisoned her in “Iran” Psychiatric hospital near #Tehran where many political prisoners are kept for punishment.#دختر_علوم_تحقیقات pic.twitter.com/dkGAKsW6JO
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) November 2, 2024
Tagvaee added video of the young woman being taken away:
Update and Correction: This occured in the Oloom Tahghighat (Science and Research) university of #Tehran. The security forces of the #Iran‘s Islamic Regime who kidnapped her were members of the #IRGC Intelligence. This video shows the moment of her arrest: pic.twitter.com/9Fj2ry9YWd
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) November 2, 2024
Earlier this year, video showed Iran’s “morality police” allegedly violently arresting and beating two teenage girls; Masih Alinejad opined that the incident occurred because the girls had not covered their hair.
A video released by @ensafnews shows Iran’s “morality” police violently arresting and beating two teenage girls on June 21 in Tehran over hijab. The mother of one of the girls says her face and neck were bruised, her lips swollen, and her clothes torn.pic.twitter.com/E00SvTuUYG
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) August 6, 2024
Horror in Tehran: I am furious, outrage and heartbroken to see how 14-year-old teenagers being savagely attacked by the morality police for not covering their hair. This video, released by a reformist website, coincides with the execution of a protester Reza Rasaei who stood… pic.twitter.com/RCqbIs5Bmk
— Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) August 7, 2024
In 2022, nationwide protests erupted in Iran after the death of 22-year-old Masah Amini, who was visiting Tehran. She was forced into a van run by the Gasht-e Ershad, which enforces the Iranian regime’s dress code. Then, she was taken to the “Vozara detention center.” She died in mysterious circumstances, prompting opponents of the regime, who say police often treat violators of the dress code brutally, to contend that the young girl was murdered, as TIME reported.
The hospital where Amini was taken announced that she was declared brain-dead when she arrived at the hospital, while the Iranian government insisted that she suffered from a pre-existing condition. But Amini’s family countered the government, asserting that she did not suffer from a pre-existing condition.
In early October 2022, various reports indicated that scores of Iranians had been killed because of the despotic theocratic Iranian regime’s crackdown on protests surging around their country.
During the protests mounted after Amini’s death, the Iran Human Rights Group reported 92 people had been killed, while Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency admitted that “around 60” people had died. Amnesty International stated it had confirmed 53 deaths, including two women and at least five children.
