Iranian woman strips off at anti-hijab protest after brutal attack by regime militias

JERUSALEM – An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear on the campus of Tehran's Islamic Azad University on Sunday to protest an attack on her by the IRGC's paramilitary militia, known as Basij, for allegedly unlawfully completing the mandatory wore hijab. Because they are part of the IRGC, the Basij is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.

The video of the unidentified woman walking through the courtyard of the university's science and research department in her underwear quickly went viral on social media.

A university official confirmed the student's arrest. “Following an indecent act by a student from the university’s science and research department, campus security intervened and handed the person over to law enforcement,” Amir Mahjoub, the university’s general director of public relations, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to a report by the London-based news organization According to Iran International reported

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An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear to protest an attack on her for allegedly unfairly wearing the mandatory hijab. (Courtesy of Iran International)

He added: “The motives and underlying reasons for the student's actions are currently under investigation.”

UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Mai Soto posted on Voice of America's Farsi outlet.

According to Iran International, Amir Kabir Newsletter, a student group on Telegram, reported that the Islamic Republic's security forces severely attacked the young student. After the regime bashed her head against a car door or pillar, “stains of the student's blood were reportedly seen on the car's tires,” the newsletter report said.

Iranian-American lawyer Elika Eftekhari told Fox News Digital: “Their protest may seem shocking to outsiders because it comes with the certainty that the Islamic Republic's officials will be punished with prison, torture and rape. It reminds me of Jan Palach's self-immolation.” The former communist Czech Republic speaks to the pervasive psychology of depression and hopelessness among Iranians, who often feel trapped in a negative spiral, both within the world and with regard to their future.”

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People light a fire during a protest against the death of Mahsa Amini, a 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 Alliance for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, added: “At the same time, there is enormous strength in this expression of resistance, taking the misogyny of the regime's gender apartheid by the throat, so to speak.” and tearing it to pieces through civil disobedience. The call to action here is clear: First and foremost, they must understand their actions within the analytical framework of Iranians’ readiness for regime change, not reform.”

Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk and Iran expert, told Fox News Digital: “We see many examples of Iranian women bravely defying mandatory Islamic hijab laws in Iran. Iranian men and women have protested against this.” The oppressive rule of the Islamic Republic has prevailed for decades, but especially since the “Woman, Life, Freedom” demonstrations after the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini two years ago, the hijab, the dress code of Women and women in general at the heart of the anti-movement regime opposition.”

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In this photo taken by a person not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP from outside Iran, Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was shot by the Tehran on Oct. 1, 2022 Moral police were arrested. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)

She continued: “Each episode strengthens the confidence of other Iranians to resist the regime’s oppressive laws.”

Iranian-American human rights activist Masih Alinejad wrote on She turned her body into a protest, stripping down to her underwear and marching through campus, defying a regime that constantly controls women's bodies. Yes, we use our bodies like weapons to fight a regime that kills women for showing their hair and research university. She has since been arrested by authorities.

Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian said during his 2024 election campaign, which bans women from running for president, that he would end the notorious morality police patrols in which women are arrested for failing to comply with hijab rules.

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his vote in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Nevertheless, critics consider Pezeshkian's promises to be empty rhetoric. Just last month, Iran's Guardian Council passed the controversial Hijab and Chastity Law, meaning that “violation of the Hijab and Chastity Law is punishable by a fine of three million tomans ($50).” The Iranian parliament is currently considering the bill.

Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, controls all laws and regulations of the extremely repressive state. The president is largely a symbolic figure.