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Death of Armita Geravand

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92: 29: 528: 209:, Geravand was confronted by morality police officers for not wearing a headscarf and, after a brief altercation, she was assaulted and fell, causing her to hit her head and lose consciousness. Iranian authorities have denied any physical confrontation took place and claim she fainted due to low blood pressure. 212:
Security camera footage from the metro station shows Geravand entering the train without a headscarf along with two other girls. Moments later, she is carried off the train unconscious by her friends. Iran's state media claims this footage proves their narrative but does not show the events inside
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A witness claimed that soon after Geravand entered the subway car a hijab enforcer started arguing with her because she was not wearing a headscarf. The argument turned violent, and the hijab enforcer physically attacked her. According to the Tehran and Houmah Metro Company, the TWM-EM-1203 series
612: 253:. The Geravand case has drawn international criticism and calls for an independent investigation. Iran's government has dismissed international criticism, calling it "interventionist". 189:
with two friends. Her friends then dragged her out of the train, unconscious, called for medical help, and she was taken to a hospital. She was admitted into the hospital with
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subway car that Geravand boarded is equipped with multiple video surveillance cameras. However, Iranian news agencies have not released any footage from inside the train.
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On 22 October, Iran's state media announced Geravand was declared brain dead after being in a coma for several weeks. On 28 October, Geravand was declared dead.
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who was interviewing her were arrested. The intensive care unit of the hospital where Geravand was taken was guarded by security agents.
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on 1 October 2023 after an alleged encounter with officers enforcing Islamic Hijab. She was held in the
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on 22 October 2023, and declared dead on 28 October. This incident has been compared to the death of
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across Iran. In response to the protests, the regime has cracked down on activism and tightened
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Salem, Mostafa; Rebane, Teele; Akbarzai, Sahar; Karadsheh, Jomana (4 October 2023).
430: 186: 126: 52: 404:"Iranian teenager Armita Geravand dies after alleged confrontation, IRNA reports" 435: 345: 238: 142: 138: 668:"How The Jina Revolution In Iran Is Like No Other Movement In Islamic Republic" 701: 697:"A year since Mahsa Amini's killing, Iran's Kurds brace for renewed crackdown" 341:"An Iranian girl is hospitalized, fueling new outrage at the morality police" 173:. Those who violate these rules face public rebuke, fines, or arrest by the 641:"Rights group says mother of Armita Geravand arrested in Iran - X platform" 504: 377: 275: 185:
On 1 October 2023, 17-year-old Armita Geravand was seen going into the
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to cover their hair and wear loose fitting clothes as part of strict
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the train car leading up to Geravand's coma. An analysis from
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Geravand's mother and a journalist for the daily newspaper
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and called "unbearable" by the German foreign minister.
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Index


Tehran Metro
Tehran

Behesht-e Zahra
Tehran
Iran
Persian
Tehran Metro
intensive care unit
Army hospital
brain dead
Mahsa Amini
Tarhan District
Kuhdasht County
Lorestan province
required by law
Islamic dress codes
Guidance Patrol
Tehran Metro
traumatic brain injury
Hengaw
Amnesty International
Shargh
Mahsa Amini
morality police
nationwide protests
hijab laws
"Iranian teenager Armita Geravand is 'brain dead': state media"
Reuters

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