Iranian Teen Armita Geravand Declared 'Brain Dead' Following Alleged Assault by Morality Police

Iranian authorities deny assault allegations; two female journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on similar case last year.

16-year-old Iranian teenager Armita Geravand has been declared 'brain dead'. She fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged assault by morality police for not wearing a hijab on Tehran metro.
Activists accuse the morality police of assaulting Geravand, but Iranian authorities insist she fainted. Despite demands by human rights groups, no footage from inside the train where the incident allegedly happened has been released.
This case draws parallels to the incident of Mahsa Amini, who died last year in custody after also being detained by the morality police in Tehran for reportedly wearing her hijab improperly.
In response to these cases, protests against the government have taken place across the country, leading to hundreds of deaths and thousands of arrests in a violent crackdown by security forces.
Two female journalists, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who reported on Mahsa Amini's death, have been handed lengthy prison sentences for 'collaborating with the hostile American government' and 'colluding against national security'.
The case has stirred international outcry and led to criticism of Iran's strict hijab laws, which mandate women to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes with violators facing public rebuke, fines or arrest.