An Iranian woman strips in protest against the hijab after a brutal attack by regime militias

JERUSALEM – An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear on campus on Sunday Islamic Azad University in Tehran to protest the assault on her by the IRGC paramilitary militia, known as Basij, because she was allegedly inappropriately wearing the mandatory hijab. Because Basij is part of the IRGC, it is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.

A video showing an unidentified woman walking in her underwear through the courtyard of the university’s Science and Research Branch quickly went viral on social media.

University authorities confirmed the student’s arrest. “Following an indecent act by a student of the University’s Faculty of Science and Research, campus security intervened and referred the individual to law enforcement,” wrote Amir Mahjoub, general manager of public relations at the University of X, formerly known as Twitter, according to a report by the London-based news organization – reported Iran International

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

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An Iranian student stripped down to her underwear to protest against being assaulted for allegedly improperly wearing the mandatory hijab. (Courtesy: Iran International)

He added: “The motives and causes underlying the student’s actions are currently under investigation.”

The UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Mai Soto, posted on X: “I will be closely monitoring this incident, including the authorities’ response. #Iran” along with a video of a young woman sitting in a courtyard from the US government news website Voice of America Publishing House in Persian.

According to Iran International bulletin Amir Kabir, a student group on Telegram, reported that the security forces of the Islamic Republic seriously attacked a young student. After the regime slammed her head against a car door or a pillar, “the schoolgirl’s blood stains were reportedly seen on the car’s tires,” the bulletin noted.

Iranian-American lawyer Elika Eftekhari told Fox News Digital: “Her protest may seem shocking to outsiders because it involves certain imprisonment, torture and rape by Islamic Republic officials. It reminds me of Jan Palach’s act of self-immolation in the former communist Czech Republic and testifies to the pervasive psychology of depression and hopelessness among Iranians, who often feel trapped in a negative spiral both in the world and in their future.

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People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by Iran’s “morality police” in Tehran, September 21, 2022. (West Asia News Agency)

Eftekhari, a member of the US-based Alliance for Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, added: “At the same time, this expression of resistance is characterized by the enormous power of taking the misogyny of the gender apartheid regime by the throat, so to speak, and tearing it apart through civil disobedience . The call to action for the United States and the West is clear: first and foremost, it must be recognized by commenting, tweeting, and issuing statements. “Importantly, they must understand its actions within the analytical framework of the willingness of Iranians in Iran for regime change, not reform.”

Lisa Daftari, editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk and an expert on Iran, told Fox News Digital: “We see many examples of Iranian women bravely opposing mandatory Islamic hijab laws in Iran. Iranian men and women have been protesting against the rule of the oppressive Islamic Republic for decades, but especially since then Women, Life, Freedom demonstrations After the murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini two years ago, the hijab, women’s clothing and women in general were at the center of the anti-regime opposition.

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In this photo by a person not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by morality police in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photos/Middle East Photos, File)

She continued: “Each episode builds confidence that other Iranians will be willing to stand up to the regime’s repressive laws.”

Iranian American human rights activist Masiha Alinejad wrote in She changed her body in protest, stripping down to her underwear and marching through campus – defying a regime that constantly polices women’s bodies. Her act is a strong reminder of Iranian women’s fight for freedom. Yes, we use our bodies as weapons to fight a regime that kills women for showing their hair. Since then, she has been arrested by the authorities at the Tehran University of Science and Research. Be her voice #WomanLifeFreedom.”

Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian said during his 2024 campaign, in which women cannot run for president, that he would put an end to the infamous morality police patrols that arrest women for not following hijab rules.

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

However, critics consider Pezeshkian’s promise to be empty rhetoric. Just last month, Iran’s Guardian Council passed the controversial Hijab and Chastity Law, which means that “violation of the law on hijab and chastity is punishable by a fine of three million tomans ($50).” Iran’s Parliament is currently reviewing the bill.

Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khameneicontrols all laws and legislation in a highly repressive state. The president is largely a symbolic figure.