Student's bold stand at Iranian campus raises questions about dress-code rules
A student at Islamic Azad University made an unexpected protest against dress regulations. Officials claim mental-health concerns while social-media users see it as part of wider anti-dress-code movement
At Islamic Azad Universitys Tehran branch‚ a student-protest took an un-expected turn on 11/02 when a young woman removed most of her clothes; security staff quickly stepped-in to handle the situation
The university spokesman Amir Mahjob made a quick statement: police found the student was dealing with mental-health problems. However social-media users dont buy this explanation seeing it as a brave stand against dress-codes
For most women being in their underwear in public is one of their worst nightmares... This is a reaction to the authorities stupid insistence on the mandatory hijab
The local news-source Hamshahri shared info from an un-named official suggesting the student might get moved to a medical facility; though her current status remains un-clear
This incident connects to a bigger movement that started about 2 years ago after a young Kurdish-Iranian womans death in police custody (which happened because of dress code rules). Since then many women have chosen to go without head-coverings despite push-back from authorities
