Iranian authorities have detained a young woman who was seen walking around a university in Tehran in her underwear, according to video shared on social media and state news agencies, in what activists say was a protest against enforcement of the country’s strict dress code.

Authorities in Iran are trying to enforce laws obligating women to cover their hair by sending them into psychological treatment. While healthcare organisations warn the country’s judiciary is hijacking psychiatric medicine for its own purposes, others cite the move as being a sign of the government’s inability to enforce hijab laws.

Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in tandem with cash and CBDCs.

Iran has scrapped its morality police units after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest and death of Mahsa Amini.