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Sami Quadri

Armita Geravand: Iran teenager 'brain dead' after Tehran metro 'attack by morality police'

An Iranian teenage girl who fell into a coma this month after an alleged beating by morality police on a subway for not wearing a hijab is “brain dead”, according to Iranian state media.

Armita Geravand, 16, was seen unconscious in hospital with a respiratory tube and a bandage over her head in photos published on social media by rights groups such as Kurdish-Iranian Hengaw. The images have not been verified.

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