A 16-year-old Iranian girl died after she was allegedly beaten up by security forces in her classroom. The girl was beaten up for refusing to sing an anthem praising supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with other students, reports said. The incident took place last week in northwestern Ardabil city when the security forces were raiding Shaheed Girls High School, BBC reported. The security forces forced the girls to sing that anthem but when Asra Panahi, among others, resisted, they were beaten up. Women in Iran have been protesting against the regime following the custodial death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Source: Hindustan Times October 20, 2022 18:16 UTC