The morality police of the Iranian regime has reportedly assaulted a 16-year-old girl for defying the regime’s oppressive hijab rules, as revealed by sources within Iran.

Armita Geravand (or Garavand), a resident of Kermanshah, suffered an attack by the morality police in Tehran on Sunday, October 1, 2023, and currently lies in a coma at Fajr Hospital. She is being held under tight security, with authorities prohibiting any visits, including from her family. Security forces maintain a heavy presence at Fajr Hospital, which is under the control of the regime’s air force.

Remarkably, a journalist from the regime’s own state-run media was arrested when attempting to report on the incident at the hospital. Instead, state-run media released statements asserting that Armita Garavand‘s injuries were not the result of an assault by the morality police but rather due to low blood pressure. The regime released edited video footage from metro security cameras, showing Armita Geravand being carried away unconscious. However, local reports suggest that regime agents forcibly pushed her, causing her head to strike a metal bar, leading to her loss of consciousness.

Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), urgently called upon the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women to investigate Armita Geravand’s condition and send a representative to visit her before it is too late. She emphasized the critical need for a thorough investigation into her situation.

This tragic incident evokes memories of the murder of Mahsa Amini in September 2022. Amini, aged 22, was apprehended by the regime’s morality police in Tehran for alleged hijab rule violations. She was subjected to physical abuse and taken to a detention center, where she lost consciousness due to a severe head injury. Mahsa Amini tragically passed away at Tehran’s Kasra Hospital as a result of her injuries.

Amini’s death triggered widespread protests that escalated into nationwide demonstrations demanding the complete overthrow of the regime. The uprising persisted for several months despite the regime’s brutal repression, resulting in the deaths of at least 750 protesters and the arrest of 30,000 others. Regime authorities executed four young individuals in connection with the protests and issued death sentences to several others.

The regime is acutely aware that public resentment against its rule has deepened over more than four decades of repression and corruption, and it remains susceptible to another widespread uprising at any given moment.