Female student arrested in Iran after stripping off in public on university campus

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Amnesty Iran called for the immediate and unconditional release of the student who reportedly stripped down in protest against the university's strict dress code law.

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00:00An Iranian woman was arrested after she stripped partially naked on a university campus in

00:07Iran.

00:08A video circulating online has attracted a lot of attention, with many praising the student

00:13for her courage, but many also fearing for her safety.

00:18Amnesty Iran said the woman removed her clothes to protest against the university's strict

00:23dress code law.

00:24The organization called for her immediate and unconditional release and demanded she

00:29must be granted access to her family and a lawyer.

00:33The university's public relations director denied that there had been a physical clash

00:38and claimed the woman suffers from a psychological disorder.

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