Women's rights in Iran

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.

Women defying the Hijab Laws in Iran are being forced into Psychiatric Treatment

Iran's government is sending women for counseling in an effort to enforce regulations requiring them to cover their hair. Healthcare organizations have warned that the country's judiciary is appropriating mental medicine for its own ends, but others have cited the action as evidence that the government is unable to uphold hijab rules, France 24 reported.

Iran's morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women

Iranian authorities on Sunday announced a new campaign to force women to wear the Islamic headscarf and morality police returned to the streets 10 months after the death of a woman in their custody sparked nationwide protests.

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