The Islamic Republic's judiciary spokesperson has claimed that Ahoo Daryaei, a student who stripped to her underwear after being harassed by security forces for her hijab, has been discharged from the hospital and returned to her family.
Asghar Jahangir said on Tuesday that Daryaei was unwell and sent to the hospital, claiming that “no case has been filed against her in the judicial system.”
Responding to a question about the latest situation of the protesting student, he said, “Considering that the person was unwell and sent to the hospital, and it was confirmed that she is ill, she is now with her family.”
The judiciary spokesperson further claimed that Daryaei’s family is “taking care of her.”
However, Jahangir said that he was unaware of any investigation by the university’s security office about the student.
Daryaei, a student at the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University in Tehran, protested on November 2 by removing her clothes in public.
She was arrested shortly afterward.
Her detention sparked widespread domestic and international reactions, with Amnesty International expressing concern in a post on X about her transfer to an “unspecified psychiatric hospital.”
Following her detention two weeks ago, Daryaei was taken to a police station.
She was then branded mentally ill and transferred to a psychiatric hospital where, according to Amir Kabir, she “attempted to escape from the quarantine ward at least once but was blocked by security forces.”
As public concern grew over her arrest, university officials claimed that she was suffering from "mental issues." Pro-government Fars News reported that she had attended class in "inappropriate clothing" and undressed only after being asked to comply with campus dress codes.
Amir Mahjoub, the university’s public relations manager, claimed that police medical teams found her "under severe mental stress" and noted she had "psychological issues."
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