Student icon Ahoo Daryaei, who stripped off her clothes at Tehran University to protest hijab rules, has been released according to Iranian authorities, but her condition and conditions have yet to be clarified.

The Iranian judiciary has announced that it will not be prosecuted criminal prosecutions.

It is recalled that earlier in November, a video went viral on social media and captured the moment the PhD student, named by BBC Persian as Ahoo Daryaei, was forcibly arrested.

Her arrest has sparked international condemnation, with Amnesty International among those calling for her immediate and unconditional release.

The practice of suppressing “sick” women with psychiatric hospitalization

“Considering she was sent to the hospital and found to be sick, she was handed over to her family… and no court case has been filed against her“said judiciary spokeswoman Asghar Jahangir.

Iranian authorities said at the time that Daryaei was “sick” and had been transferred to a psychiatric ward.

“The Islamic Republic is trying to defame women, questioning their mental health”

It is not the first time that Iranian authorities have labeled a woman protesting the mandatory hijab laws as having a mental illness.

A woman, who left Iran for Canada in 2018told BBC Persian that her family had been pressured by the Iranian regime to declare that she is mentally ill.

“My family didn’t, but many families under pressure do, believing it’s the best way to protect their loved ones. This is how the Islamic Republic tries to defame women by questioning their mental health,” said Azam Jangravi, who fled after being sentenced to three years in prison for removing her headscarf during a demonstration.

Neck and head covering and measured dress became compulsory for women in Iran after Islamic Revolution of 1979.

Two years ago, the Mahsa Aminidied while in police custody after being arrested for not wearing a proper hijab.

More than 500 people were reportedly killed during months of nationwide protests that erupted after her death.