A human rights group has called for independent investigation into circumstances surrounding the case of an Iranian comatose schoolgirl amid mounting evidence of a cover up. She was reportedly pushed by a hijab enforcer recently deployed at subways stations, and has been in a coma since. Iran’s state media has aired footage showing Armita entering a Tehran subway station without covering her hair, waiting with friends, and then being carried out of a metro car unconscious by her friends. The state media have not shown any footage from inside the metro car and claim there were no CCTVs to record the incident inside the train. Two eyewitnesses have also confirmed to the Guardian that hijab enforcers were involved in Armita’s injury Sunday morning.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 07, 2023 16:07 UTC