The case is reminiscent of that of Martha Amini, a young woman who died in police custody just over a year ago for the same reason: not wearing a veil properly.
In Iran, a 16-year-old girl is on the brink of death because she refused to wear a veil, and her mother was also detained by the morality police and is currently missing.
This time it’s Armita Garavand, a teenage boy from Tehran, the latest victim of Iran’s morality police.
More than a year since large-scale demonstrations following the death of a young woman Masa Amini Human rights NGO Hengau, who was detained for not wearing the hijab properly, has condemned Armita’s case. Interrogated, beaten and today on the verge of death.
Awiyal Sheki NGO members provide detailed explanations to partner media radio france international how the event happened.
“October 1st armita galley band She was surrounded by female members of the moral police force. “The incident happened before I entered the subway station,” she said.
“First, a member of the public morals police asked him to fix the scarf he was wearing on his head. “When she refused, the conflict began.” he added.
“During the interrogation they also hit her on the head several times. They pushed her violently and “He passed out when he went inside.” Sheki explains.
The NGO also accused the Iranian government of not only denying responsibility for the incident, but also trying to silence the relatives of the new victims.
as in the case of Masa Amini Now the Iranian government will repeat the same strategy as Armita’s mother.
Furthermore, after photos of the girl in the hospital were leaked, the cell phones of the girl’s relatives were also confiscated.
16-year-old girl hospitalized in Iran: assaulted by morality police
She is Armita Garavand and according to reports, she did not use the hijab correctly. pic.twitter.com/nOjuZvX5mc
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Hengo: “The police arrested his mother and made her disappear.”
“She is in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Tehran. A large number of security personnel have been deployed since their arrival,” he said. Awiar Sheki.
“They did not allow any kind of information about their state to be leaked and even detained journalists who wanted to report on it.” Said.
“Police arrested the mother Shahin Ahmadi and made her disappear in a violent manner. Since then, we have not received any information about her whereabouts or current condition,” he added.
Human rights NGOs also accused the government of trying to fabricate a story to manipulate what actually happened.
“They released a video in which Armita can be seen entering and exiting the subway. These are things we have already seen, for example in the Mahsa Afmini case and other victims,” Sheki argues.
so far they have not been called New demonstration in Tehran.
The last case was carried out a year after Martha Amini’s death, before which police arrests were made with the aim of preventing it.
Source: Biobiochile
