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Iranian Student Protests Dress Code, Sparks International Outrage

A staff member of a polling station prepares ballot papers for voters during the parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 1, 2024. Iran began

A female student at Tehran's Islamic Azad University made headlines recently when she stripped down to her underwear in protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code. The incident, captured in videos circulating on social media, shows the woman sitting outside the university in her underwear with her hair uncovered, gesturing towards her fellow students.

According to reports, the woman had been harassed by members of the Basij, a volunteer paramilitary group, before her protest. Eyewitnesses claimed that security personnel warned her about flouting the dress code, leading to her decision to remove her clothes.

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