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Iranwire - 3 Nov 2023
<<UN Experts <Shocked> by Attacks on Women, Girls in Iran
A group of UN experts has expressed <shock> over the death of Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl who was hospitalized after collapsing on a subway in Tehran last month following an altercation about failing to wear a headscarf. In a statement on November 2, the eight experts called for an <independent, prompt and impartial> investigation into Armita's death and said that women and girls “should not be punished for wearing or not wearing any specific piece of clothing, and should certainly not be at risk of losing their lives for doing so.>
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<We are aware of reprisals against other women, including celebrities, for refusing to comply with the mandatory dress code,> the statement said, adding that some women <have lost their jobs or been sentenced to jail, while others have been ordered to perform forced labour.> The experts urged the authorities to amend the constitution, repeal gender discriminatory laws and “abolish all regulations and procedures whereby women's dress or behaviour in public or private life are monitored or controlled by State authorities, and introduce laws and policies to ensure full equality for women and girls in public affairs.> >>
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https://iranwire.com/en/women/122172-un-experts-shocked-by-attacks-on-women-girls-in-iran/ 

Iranwire - 3 Nov 2023
<<HRW Calls for Probe into Death of Teenage Girl in Iran
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an independent investigation to shed light on the recent death of a 16-year-old Iranian girl said to have been assaulted at a Tehran metro station for not wearing a mandatory headscarf. Armita Geravand fell, unconscious, on the platform of a Tehran metro station on October 1. She was taken to a hospital where she remained in a coma for 28 days. The authorities said the high school student had fallen and injured her head after suffering a sudden drop in blood pressure, but reports strongly suggest that she was physically assaulted by a hijab enforcement officer. During Armita's October 29 burial, authorities assaulted mourners and arrested dozens of people, including prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. Security forces have prevented Armita's family and friends from speaking to the media, while journalists have faced reprisals for reporting on the teenager's situation. On October 28, the semi-official Fars news agency reported that prosecutors had charged journalists Milad Alavi and Sara Masoumi, as well as political commentator Sadegh Ziba Kalam, <for claiming Geravand was assaulted.> In a statement on November 2, Michael Page, deputy director in the Middle East and North Africa division at HRW, called on governments across the world to <press Iranian authorities to allow investigators, human rights defenders, and journalists to speak to witnesses of abuses directly without fear of reprisals.> He said that the authorities have <repeatedly made false claims to cover up serious abuses,> adding that Iran's official news outlets <have a long history of parading critics of the government and their family members on national TV, where they are forced to make so-called 'confessions' or public statements.> >>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122162-hrw-calls-for-probe-into-death-of-teenage-girl-in-iran/

Iranwire - 1 Nov 2023 - by ROGHAYEH REZAEI
<<Iranian Women <Haunted by Fear> over Forced Hijab
Videos and testimonies shining a light on violent encounters between women and girls without head coverings and hijab enforcement officers have recently emerged. The 16-year-old Armita Geravand died after being assaulted at a Tehran metro station for not wearing a headscarf, while Roya Zakari, 31,
 

The last images from Roya Zakari

was taken to a mental hospital in the northwestern city of Tabriz after a physical altercation at the hands of the morality police. Many women in Iran grapple with the fear of being subjected to similar acts of violence. <When I step onto the subway or a bus, I'm haunted by the fear that one of their agents might be there, ready to harm me,> says a young woman living in the outskirts of Tehran. <When I'm not wearing a headscarf, I constantly glance over my shoulder.> <In the past, you could wear a mask and sunglasses and they would simply issue you a summons. However, their tactics have now shifted toward violence,> she adds. The current tense atmosphere reminds her of a series of acid attacks which led to the deaths and maiming of several young women in the central city of Isfahan in 2014. The attacks are thought to have been carried out by extremists who took issue with women who did not wear hijab. <It was similar back then, and I wasn't the only one,> the woman recalls. <When a motorcycle passed by, we trembled in fear that it might be an acid attacker.> Mahtab Qolizadeh, a journalist and women's rights activist, took to the social media platform X to relate an incident that took place at a gas station on October 30. <I was refueling when the gasoline hose suddenly burst and gasoline splashed onto my face,> Qolizadeh wrote. <At that very moment, I was gripped by fear that a government agent might be punishing me for not complying with mandatory hijab rules. I was worried that someone might ignite a lighter and set me on fire.> <My eyes stung and I screamed, fearing I might go blind or that someone would throw a lighter at me. A kind woman and a man rushed to my aid, helped me and reassured me that nobody had any intention of harming me. The gasoline nozzle had malfunctioned, causing the accident,> she continued. The Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on women and girls who refuse to wear a headscarf following months of unrest in 2022 sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody. Amini had been detained for allegedly wearing a head covering improperly. However, many defiant women continue to appear in public without hijab, in a direct challenge to the country's clerical rulers. <Women in Iran are engaging in civil disobedience against mandatory hijab laws, and the government is employing various tactics to threaten or punish women in an attempt to quash this civil resistance,> Saeed Peyvandi, a sociologist and professor at the University of Lorraine in France, tells IranWire. <The government is displeased with this infringement of the law, but since it lacks the means to control hundreds of thousands or even millions of women in Iran to ensure compliance with hijab, an atmosphere of intimidation and fear has taken hold among women,> Peyvandi continues. <Those engaging in aggressive behavior [against women] in subways, buses, and on highways are predominantly individuals like members of the [paramilitary] Basij force, who receive minimal salaries for their services and often have other jobs elsewhere,> he says. <However, they are mobilized to safeguard the government. Following the authorities' threats, these individuals heed the orders and permit themselves to act aggressively and harm women.>
Psychotherapist Shahrazad Pourabdullah underscores that many women experienced trauma when witnessing acts of violence committed by government forces against women without headscarf. When these traumatized women find themselves in a <threatening scenario,> they might <experience panic, shortness of breath, trembling limbs, scream, faint or flee,> according to Pourabdullah. The psychotherapist encourages women in the country to develop better control over their reactions, insisting that <women in Iranian society should work on this matter.> <We may briefly feel like we're under attack for a few seconds to a couple of minutes, but we need to swiftly gather ourselves and engage the rational part of our brain to evaluate [the situation] and calm down,> Pourabdullah says.>>
Source:
https://iranwire.com/en/women/122104-iranian-women-haunted-by-fear-over-forced-hijab/

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