Tehran
\nA 16-year-old Iranian girl, who lapsed into a coma earlier this month following an alleged incident involving authorities over her violation of the country\u2019s hijab law, is reportedly in a \u201cbrain-dead\u201d condition, as per Iranian state media\u2019s report on Sunday.
\nHuman rights organisations, including Kurdish-Iranian Hengaw, were the first to bring Armita Geravand\u2019s hospitalisation to the public\u2019s attention. They shared images of the unconscious teenager on social media, revealing her connected to life support with a respiratory tube and a bandage on her head. It\u2019s important to note that Reuters couldn\u2019t independently verify the authenticity of these images.
\nAccording to state media reports, the most recent updates on Geravand\u2019s health strongly indicate that she is now \u201cbrain-dead,\u201d despite the medical staff\u2019s best efforts.
\nThis situation has raised concerns among human rights advocates, reminiscent of the fate of Mahsa Amini, whose death while in the custody of morality police last year triggered widespread anti-government protests that presented a bold challenge to Iran\u2019s clerical leaders.
\nIranian authorities have denied any harm coming to Geravand following an altercation with officers on October 1, related to the enforcement of the mandatory Islamic dress code within the Tehran metro.
\nViolators of these dress code regulations can face public admonishment, fines, or even arrests.
\nAfter Amini\u2019s death, more women have been openly challenging the strict Islamic dress code, appearing unveiled in public spaces like malls, restaurants, and shops across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tehran A 16-year-old Iranian girl, who lapsed into a coma earlier this month following an alleged incident involving authorities over her violation of the country\u2019s hijab law, is reportedly in a \u201cbrain-dead\u201d condition, as per Iranian state media\u2019s report on Sunday. Human rights organisations, including Kurdish-Iranian Hengaw, were the first to bring Armita Geravand\u2019s hospitalisation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-363436","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n