Woman arrested in Bushehr for inappropriate dress

One woman was arrested in Iran’s Bushehr city for wearing an inappropriate dress, the police chief of Bushehr announced on Thursday.

News Center- Following the release of a video on social media showing one woman and a police officer over the dress of the woman in the city of Bushehr, the police chief of Bushehr announced the arrest of the woman.

Following the discussion between one woman in “bad clothes” and a police officer, which resulted in the injury of a young girl and the release of the video on social media platform, the woman was arrested, the police chief said, adding that the car of the woman was seized by security forces and criminal proceedings was launched against the woman, who protested the compulsory veiling laws.

Since the “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” uprising that sparked in Iran following the killing of Jina Mahsa Amini in Tehran, women have removed their hijab in public spaces to protest Iran’s compulsory veiling laws.