Injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing headscarf in Tehran
sparks anger
A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro
train in Iran's capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just
after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the
nationwide protests it sparked.
What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the
train on Sunday remain in question. While a friend told Iranian state television that she hit her head on the station's platform, the
soundless footage aired by the broadcaster from outside of the car is
blocked by a bystander. Just seconds later, her limp body is carried
off.
Geravand's mother and father appeared in state media footage saying a
blood pressure issue, a fall or perhaps both contributed to their
daughter's injury.
Activists abroad have alleged Geravand may have been pushed or
attacked because she was not wearing the hijab. They demand an
independent investigation by the United Nations' fact-finding mission
on Iran, citing the theocracy's use of pressure on victims' families
and state TV's history of airing hundreds of coerced confessions.
Geravand's injury also comes as Iran has put its morality police -
whom activists implicate in Amini's death over her alleged loose hijab
- back on the street, and as lawmakers push to enforce even stricter
penalties for those flouting the required head covering.
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20231005-injury-of-16-year-old-iranian-girl-not-wearing-headscarf-in-tehran-sparks-anger
RE: morality police....blood pressure issue, a fall
Any police force will have the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in uniform.
But historically, they tend to act rough when encountering "bad
people."
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