Students barred from Iranian universities for refusing to wear a hijab

Students at the University of Tehran protest against campus bans and unfair disciplinary orders. Photograph: supplied

At least 60 female students in Iran have reportedly been barred from university for flouting the country’s mandatory hijab law.

Videos recently shared by citizen journalists show the harassment of women and girls in subways, streets and university campuses by disciplinary committees and pro-regime civilians. In defiance, female university students across the country have been recording themselves without headscarves.