Footage of a woman being arrested by the ‘morality police’ in Iran has caused outrage after being leaked online.

The woman was allegedly tackled to the ground because her hijab was “too loose”; the video shows her being pushed to the ground and her face being slapped while she screams at the officer to let her go.

The enforcement of the garment is a hotly debated topic in the country. Several years ago, men in Iran began taking selfies of themselves in hijabs with female relatives and friends with their heads uncovered to protest the use of force against women by the morality police.

“How could this treatment be justified?” wrote Masoumeh Ebtekar, vice-president for women’s affairs in the country. “Even if they were insulted, should the police react like this? I categorically condemn this behaviour and will pursue the matter. This is a harsh and anti-religious treatment that no human deserves.”

Read more at The Guardian.

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