The woman’s identity and whereabouts remain unclear, as does a full accounting of the incident that took place at Islamic Azad University on Nov. 2. Iran’s mission to the United Nations declined to comment on the case. In a statement, Amnesty International said the woman was “violently arrested” after removing her clothing in protest of the “abusive enforcement” of Iran’s strict Islamic dress code.

The incident recalled a similar arrest two years ago, when 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after she was detained for an alleged dress code violation. Her death set off months of nationwide protests, which were eventually crushed. Since then, the government has cracked down hard on dissent to prevent a repeat of that unrest, enacting even more laws restricting women’s rights.

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