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Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, expressed her condolences on Instagram regarding the death of Armita Geravand. "Armita Geravand, full of the enthusiasm of life, was sent to the brink of death because of her beautiful hair, which she had no intention of hiding with 'mandatory hijab,'" she said in her post. Geravand, 17, died following an alleged encounter with police over violating the country's hijab law as she was entering a subway car at Meydan-E Shohada, or Martyrs' Square, Metro station in southern Tehran on October 1, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Mohammadi, in her Instagram post, criticized the secrecy surrounding Geravand's death. No independent reporter was allowed to enter the hospital, only those affiliated with state media, she wrote. Government news agencies announced the 17-year-old's death, not her parents, Mohammadi wrote. "When the 'truth' is buried and the defenseless victim,
Narges Mohammadi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, expressed her condolences on Instagram regarding the death of Armita Geravand. “Armita Geravand, full of the enthusiasm of life, was sent to the brink of death because of her beautiful hair, which she had no intention of hiding with 'mandatory hijab,'” she said in her post. Geravand, 17,…
The reported death of Armita Geravand comes after her being in a coma for weeks and after the 1-year anniversary of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini which sparked nationwide protests at the time.