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Why does Iran call women protesting the hijab ‘mentally ill’?

2024/11/20
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Hannah Gelbart介绍了Ahu Daryaei事件，并指出伊朗当局将抗议强制戴头巾的女性贴上“精神病患者”的标签，以此来压制异见和抗议活动。这起事件引发了国际社会的谴责，也凸显了伊朗对女性权利的压制。 Farinak Amidi详细描述了伊朗女性的日常生活，她们被剥夺了许多权利，生活在一个完全性别隔离的社会中。强制戴头巾是维持这种性别隔离的关键，女性在公共场所会受到严格的检查和骚扰。她认为，许多女性权利倡导者将伊朗伊斯兰共和国称为“性别隔离制度”，这突显了伊朗对女性的系统性歧视。她分析了Ahu Daryaei事件的视频，指出伊朗当局试图掩盖事件真相，并通过将抗议者定义为“精神病患者”来压制异见。 Azam Jangravi分享了她2018年抗议强制戴头巾后被捕的个人经历，以及当局试图通过将她贴上“精神病患者”标签来压制她的抗议活动。她描述了家人对她的态度，以及她面临的来自当局的压力和迫害。她还谈到了伊朗当局设立诊所专门“治疗”不戴头巾的女性，这表明他们将女性的自主权视为对政权的威胁。她指出，伊朗女性越来越敢于反抗性骚扰和强制戴头巾，她们的反抗行为反映了社会变革的趋势。

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This chapter explores the case of Ahu Daryaei, an Iranian student who was arrested after walking around her university campus in her underwear. Iranian authorities claimed she was mentally ill, but many see it as an act of defiance against the hijab. The chapter also provides an overview of life for women in Iran and the challenges they face.
  • Ahu Daryaei's video went viral, showing her defiance against the hijab.
  • Iranian authorities labeled her as mentally ill.
  • Women in Iran face systematic discrimination and gender segregation.
  • The mandatory hijab is a pillar of gender segregation in Iran.

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A video of an Iranian student in her underwear at a university campus in Tehran has gone global. It shows Ahoo Daryaei walking around grey concrete buildings in a purple bra and knickers before being forcibly detained. Authorities were quick to claim that she was suffering from poor mental health, but many have seen it as an act of defiance against the hijab.

Faranak Amidi, a BBC journalist and presenter, tells us what life is like for women in Iran right now, and how they are bravely fighting for more rights. Azam Jangravi, an Iranian activist who now lives in Canada, shares her experience of being being arrested following her protest in 2018.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Email: [email protected] Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Mora Morrison and William Lee Adams Editor: Verity Wilde