This Video Is Not From a Naked Protest in Iran
The Claim
A video shows naked women protesting in Iran.
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A video purporting to show naked protesters in Iran has been circulating online.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be misleading. The video was taken in Chile in 2019 and has nothing to do with the protests in Iran.
Naked Women Protest in Chile
Upon conducting a reverse image search, Misbar’s team found that the original video was shot in 2019 and documents a female led protest in Chile. The activists were protesting femicide and systemic violence against women.
Nudity and Protests
Nudity has been used as a tactic during protests around the world. The aim is arguably to shock people by transgressing normative borders in order to gather attention to a cause. The radical feminist group “Femen” made history by organizing multiple nude protests around the globe.
Women have also used nudity to protest Iran’s mandatory hijab laws, but from outside Iran. According to The New Yorker, “Four topless members of Femen—with “Women, Life, Freedom” painted in big black letters across their chests—raised their fists outside the Iranian Embassy in Madrid.”
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