The video of a woman removing her burqa in protest is from a protest in France, not Iran.

This video is from a solidarity event held in Paris, France on 11 January, 2026, not from Iran.

Iran has experienced significant protests over the past two weeks. Demonstrations have taken place in various cities throughout the country, fuelled by widespread discontent with the Islamic Republic government and a worsening economic crisis. Amidst this, a video of a woman removing her burqa and revealing a T-shirt with an explicit message directed against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is being claimed that the video is from a protest in Iran. The video is being presented as a bold act of protest by a woman inside Iran using her own body as a form of protest amid tightening restrictions and rising dissent in Iran.

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Fact Check- 

We started our investigation by running a reverse image search along with a relevant keyword search on Google. The results led us to multiple Instagram posts state that the video was filmed during a protest rally held on 11 January, 2026, in Paris, organised in support of protests in Iran.

Moving forward, we came across some posts identifying the woman as Camille Eros, a French activist. In a reply to a user on X, Camille explicitly clarified that the video was recorded in Paris, France, directly contradicting claims that it was from Iran.

So, the viral video is from a protest in Paris. We found a report published on the website Euronews.com on 12 January, which mentioned a rally in Paris between Iranian protesters and those in support of the exiled Crown Prince. Following this lead, we searched Camille Eros’s social media profiles and found the same video uploaded on her X account and on her Instagram account also on 11 January. 

Camille Eros is a French activist and the official spokesperson for Collectif Eros (a French collective focused on women’s rights, anti-Islamism, and solidarity actions, often aligned with feminist and secular causes).

We carefully analysed the footage and compared it to Google Maps Street View. The building visible close to the woman in the video is similar to those found at Place Victor Hugo in Paris. The alignment of the buildings and the street layout indicate that the video was shot in Paris.

While protests against Iran’s regime are ongoing in Iran, this video is from a solidarity event in Paris, France, on 11 January, 2026. It features French activist Camille Eros revealing a t-shirt with an explicit message against Khamenei.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. This video is from a solidarity event held in Paris, France on 11 January, 2026, not from Iran. It features French activist Camille Eros revealing a t-shirt with an explicit message against Khamenei.