Breaking:
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 accusation of mental instability is a familiar tactic by the Islamic Republic. In 2014, when I launched the My Stealthy Freedom campaign against compulsory hijab, the regime used similar lies against me, claiming I had a mental breakdown, undressed myself on the London subway and was raped by three men.
This is how they attempt to undermine those who resist their oppression.
I believe her life is now in serious danger. I urge international media, human rights organizations, and the international community to see through these lies and support her before is too late.
Stand up for Iranian women who have had enough of this regimeโs gender apartheid.
This woman has been forcibly hospitalized under psychiatric supervisionโmarking the start of torture and, soon after, the cycle of forced confessions.
One student who witnessed the entire incident says:
โOn Saturday, November 2, we saw the universityโs 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.โ
This eyewitness account directly contradicts the regimeโs narrative and shows the extent of brutality Iranian women face for the most basic acts of defiance.
Letโs be her voice.
In Iran, a student harassed by her universityโs morality police over her โimproperโ hijab didnโt back down. She turned her body into a protest, stripping to her underwear and marching through campusโdefying a regime that constantly controls womenโs bodies. Her act is a powerful reminder of Iranian womenโs fight for freedom. Yes we use our bodies like weapons to fight back a regime that kills women for showing their hair.
This happened at Tehranโs Science and Research University She has since been arrested by the authorities.
Be her voice.
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