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Iranian “Guardians of Hijab” Force Accused of Beating Teenage Girl into a Coma

HeadlineOct 06, 2023

In Iran, activists are demanding justice for 16-year-old Armita Geravand, who remains in a coma after an unexplained incident Sunday aboard a metro train car in Tehran. Officials say Geravand suffered a medical episode, causing her to collapse and bump her head on the train door. Her friends and other eyewitnesses say members of the so-called Guardians of Hijab force entered into an altercation with Geravand for not complying with Iran’s strict dress code. This comes one year after the death of Mahsa Amini while in custody of Iran’s morality police, which set off a nationwide uprising.

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