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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deepa Parent

Iranian woman reportedly paralysed in shooting over alleged hijab law violation

A group of police officers stand in a road
Police in Tehran. As part of the hijab clampdown, Iranian authorities are now using CCTV to identify female drivers who fail to cover their hair. Photograph: Wana News Agency/Reuters

A woman is reported to have been left paralysed after being shot by Iranian police who were attempting to stop her car over alleged violations of Iran’s draconian hijab laws.

According to human rights groups and sources inside Iran, Arezoo Badri was driving home in the northern city of Noor on 22 July when the police attempted to pull her over after her car was identified as being on an impoundment list.

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