Iranian authorities have assaulted female students who defied the mandatory headscarf rules amid an intensified crackdown on women.
According to reports published by independent student sources, women students were assaulted and threatened for not complying with compulsory hijab at the Tehran Al-Zahra University.
The Amir Kabir newsletter telegram channel reported that, on Tuesday, security officers at one of the faculties of Al-Zahra University aggressively grabbed the wrist of a female student during her entrance to the faculty.
In this report, some students of Al-Zahra University also stated that law enforcement officers forced female students to wear a headscarf and took pictures of their student cards by illegally entering the classroom.
Before this incident, reports circulated on social media that a man who entered the girls' dormitory of Noshirvani University of Babol to repair toilets secretly watched and filmed a female student bathing.
By publishing this report, the Telegram channel of the United Students confirmed that students of Noshirvani University of Babol have protested multiple times regarding the lack of supervision by authorities and facility personnel, as well as the dormitory supervisor's refusal to take responsibility.
One student of the Noshirvani University wrote on their X account: "This morning, in the Reyhaneh dormitory of Noshirvani University of Babol, one of the university facility's personnel was observed watching a female student from under the bathroom door, and it appears he was filming. When his phone rang, the student noticed and asked for help."
The students contacted the police, who then came to the dormitory and filed a complaint.
The university informed the students that it was no longer responsible for the assaulted individual and advised them to pursue the complaint through the police rather than contacting university authorities.
The United Students Telegram channel also reported another aspect of the story: "One girl was in the bathroom when two men arrived from the facility with a supervisor's assistant to repair the bathroom door.
"One of the men stayed, claiming to need to use the bathroom, while the others left. A few minutes later, a girl who was bathing screamed upon noticing him peeping at her.
"When reporting to the supervisors, they dismissed the girl's claims, stating she was hallucinating."
The official statement of the Noshirvani University in response to the incident was published in the same independent student source.
It stated, "After holding a meeting, the university decided to expel the guilty individual from the facilities department until the final issuance of a court order.
"Additionally, the supervisor of Reyhaneh dormitory was suspended until further notice and referred to the employees' violations committee."
The university's legal department was also instructed to follow up "and defend the rights" of the complaining student before judicial authorities.
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