Amnesty said Saturday the woman had been “violently arrested” after she protested the “abusive enforcement” of the dress code at Tehran’s Islamic Azad University.
The woman had previously been harassed by members of the Basij, an Iranian volunteer paramilitary group, inside the university’s grounds, according to an Iranian student social media channel, the Amir Kabir newsletter,.
Iranian women can be subjected to harsh punishment, even for minor infractions.
Since then, many Iranian women have protested by removing their headscarves in public.
Amnesty called for the immediate and unconditional release of the Azad University student and demanded she be given access to her family and lawyer.
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“, ”, Amir Kabir, CNN hasn’t, Mai Sato, Mahsa, Amir Mahjob
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CNN, Amnesty International, Amnesty, Islamic Azad University, UN, Azad University, Azad
Locations:
Iran, Fars, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran