Will the protests in Iran arise again? Armita Gervand, a 16-year-old girl who was severely injured after an encounter with modesty police, died today in Tehran. This was reported by official media and activists in Iran.
According to Iranian activists, Gerwand collapsed after being attacked by modesty police for not wearing a hijab. Security camera footage shows Aramita entering the car with two other girls, with her hair exposed. Moments later, one of the girls is seen bending down and, along with other people, picks up the unconscious Armita and puts her down.
Iranian security forces have confiscated the body of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, who was beaten to death by the morality police for showing her hair in public.
The family was banned from burying her in her hometown.
The regime will bury her in an unmarked grave in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/rVH0VpYrfs
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The government, for its part, claimed that she "fainted" at the Shuhada station at the bottom of Tehran and hit her head at the end of the platform. According to the Borna News Agency, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Health, Gerwand received "intensive treatment" for 28 days.
According to some reports, Gervand's body was taken by security forces and her family was forbidden to bury her in her hometown, ostensibly to bring her to secret rest in Tehran.
Gerwand was a member of the country's Kurdish minority – just like Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for not wearing a hijab, beaten and died in custody. Her death sparked massive protests in the Islamic Republic, which were slowly but systematically suppressed by the regime.
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