Iranian teen Armita Geravand, who fell into coma after an alleged encounter with the police officers in Tehran metro, is said to be ‘brain dead’. Iranian state media on Sunday reported that the 16-year-old was 'brain dead'.
"Follow-ups on the latest health condition of Geravand indicate that her condition of being brain dead seems certain despite the efforts of the medical staff," state media reported.
The incident took place on October 1. Activists had accused the morality police of assaulting her for not wearing a hijab. However, Iran had denied reports of Geravand being hurt after the confrontation. Geravand had collapsed after boarding the metro train.
She is being treated at Tehran’s Fajr hospital.
After Mahsa Amini’s death, rights group activists expressed concern over Geravand condition as they feared she would face the same fate of Amini. Amini’s death in the custody of morality police last year sparked months of nationwide protests against the government.
Hundreds of people were killed and arrested in a violent crackdown by the security forces.
The footage released by the authorities show Geravand boarding from Shohada station and later she being carried out of the train by several other passengers. The visuals from inside the train was not released by the authorities.
Iran has imposed strict restrictions on women’s dress code requiring them by law to wear long, loose-fitting clothes and covering their hair. Any violation to the law would face, fines, and arrests.
