Young women Armita Garavand died this Saturday after being in a coma for 28 days after being exposed to an alleged incident Controversy with authorities over failure to wear Islamic veil State agency IRNA reported that he was in the Tehran subway.
Iranian authorities say 16-year-old girl He hit his head after his blood pressure dropped She was attacked in the capital’s subway, however, because human rights groups said she did not cover herself with the mandatory Islamic veil. “Unfortunately, The brain damage caused him to fall into a coma. and died a few minutes ago,” IRNA reported.
The government agency said the young woman “received extensive medical treatment during her 28-day hospital stay in a special care unit.”
He repeated the official statement once again that Garavand’s blood pressure dropped while getting into the subway car on October 1, he fell to the ground and hit his head, which caused a heart attack, decreased brain oxygenation and edema in the brain. Security footage released by IRNA shows how this happened Garavand and two friends get into one of the subway cars of the capital and then both They come out attacking the thirdA video that authorities used to show that no attack took place.
However, Amnesty International stated: There was manipulation in the video It is seen that the frames were sped up in four episodes and there are time intervals of more than three minutes in the recording made public.
Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw, headquartered in Oslo, condemned the murder of the young woman. She was attacked for not wearing the Islamic veilIt has been mandatory in the country since 1983.
Mahsa Amini
HE The situation is similar to that of young Mahsa AminiHe died nearly a year ago after being detained by the so-called morality police for not wearing the Islamic veil properly, a death that authorities attributed to natural causes.
caused his death Strong protests calling for the end of the Islamic Republic for months and only after a raid did they disappear. 500 deadAt least 22,000 people were arrested and seven protesters were executed, including one in public.
The first anniversary of Amini’s death was celebrated on 16 September. strong pressure and large numbers of security forces were deployed and only timid protests occurred.
The Iranian Government has been trying to do this in recent months. reimpose the use of veilsThe presence of patrols on the streets, the denial of services, and the approval of a law that makes penalties harsher for not covering one’s hair.