Mahsa Amini

Concern grows for Iran woman detained over underwear protest

A woman flashes a thumbs-up as she takes part in a protest gathering called by the "Woman Life Freedom Collective" (Femme Vie Liberte) and the Association Phenix in support of the Iranian student, believed to be named Ahou Daryaei, arrested after stripping to her underwear in Tehran, by the Pantheon monument near the Sorbonne University in Paris on Nov. 5, 2025.

Iran: The first official government reaction regarding the student – She is a disturbed individual receiving treatment

The young Iranian woman, who publicly stripped down to her underwear as a form of protest while walking on the grounds of an Iranian university, does not pose a security issue but is described as a “disturbed individual” receiving treatment, according to a government spokesperson.