Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran: Kurdish woman dies after arrest and tortutre by morality police in Tehran 

Mahsa (Zhina) Amini died on 16 September after she was hospitalized following her arrest and torture by morality police in Tehran.  She passed away at the intensive care unit of Kasra Hospital in Tehran.  She was arrested on 13 September for having worn the hijab “inappropriately” and was beaten by the morality police on the way to a detention facility.  Her family members and civilians gathered outside the...

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