An Iranian woman will not face charges after she stripped to her underwear in an apparent anti-hijab protest at a university in Tehran, Iranian authorities said.
Earlier in November, video went viral on social media capturing the moment the woman, named as Ahoo Daryaei, undressed on a university campus before being forcibly detained.
A spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said the woman had been treated in hospital and returned to her family.
Her arrest drew international condemnation, with Amnesty International among those calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
“Considering that she was sent to the hospital, and it was found that she was ill, she was handed over to her family… and no judicial case has been filed against her,” judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said.
A student movement organisation first published the video of the arrest, reporting that Ms Daryaei had an altercation with security agents over not wearing a headscarf, leading to her undressing during the scuffle.
Iranian authorities at the time said Ms Daryaei was “sick” and had been taken to a psychiatric ward.It is not the first time Iranian authorities have branded a woman protesting compulsory hijab laws with a mental illness.
Following Ms Daryaei’s arrest, Iranian activists on social media condemned what they said was a pattern of diagnosing women’s right activists.