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October 6, 2023

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