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Armita Geravand possible victim in Iran of headscarf enforcement

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Comment on this storyComment DUBAI — A confrontation with Iran’s morality police that left a teenage girl in a coma is stoking renewed distrust and anger with the country’s leadership and attracting foreign criticism. The incident recalls the death in custody a year ago of Mahsa Amini over dress code violations, which sparked months of … Read more

Mysterious injury of teen girl not wearing a headscarf on Tehran Metro sparks anger

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. What happened in the few seconds after Armita Geravand entered the … Read more