In a bold defiance to Iran’s conservative government, a shocking video of a woman disrobing naked and jumping on a police car has surfaced in Iran’s second biggest city, Mashhad. The journalist based in Iran, Masih Alinejad, has posted the video in which she can be seen sitting on the car’s windshield, spreading her legs wide apart and shouting at the police. She refuses to move, with anger and frustration.
A male police officer, seemingly wielding an automatic firearm, looked like he didn’t want to touch or restrain the naked woman. In the video, she can be seen furiously waving her arms around and yelling at the police before the video cuts off.
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🇮🇷 BREAKING: In Iran, a woman strips naked and climbs onto a police car in a protest against the current Islamic government.pic.twitter.com/9dko7uLayZ
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The man said he was her husband, stating that she was taken care of. While this incident is on everyone’s timeline, people suspected it to be against the country’s stringent clothing rules imposed on women. The hijab has been a bone of contention for long.
Iran’s Strict Hijab Law
In December, Iran’s legislature passed a highly contentious “chastity and hijab” bill that will severely punish women and girls who expose their hair, arms, or legs. The bill makes arrest without question for anyone caught “naked, semi-naked, or wearing improper clothing,” with sentences running up to 15 years in prison. However, the bill was halted pending a wave of outrage internationally from human rights organizations and activists over accusations that Iran is taking its oppressive regime to a new level.
Similar Instances
Another latest incident has involved a similar demonstration in November with a young lady stripping down at an Iranian University to underwear levels in protest with the country strict dress code regulation. Security police at the place detained her in the premises after which the Iranian university released reports that she found to be within significant mental stress and mental problems.
The current protests are part of the wave of widespread unrest that occurred in 2022 after the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a Kurdish woman, was arrested for violating the dress code and led to a nationwide protest in which women began removing and even burning their headscarves to challenge the norms.
