State-denied arrest of Shahin Ahmadi follows controversial incident involving daughter Armita Geravand

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On the evening of October 4, 2023, Shahin Ahmadi, the mother of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, was apprehended at Fajr Hospital, according to social media accounts and human rights organizations. State-run Tasnim news agency, however, refuted these reports.
On the evening of October 4, 2023, Shahin Ahmadi, the mother of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, was apprehended at Fajr Hospital, according to social media accounts and human rights organizations. State-run Tasnim news agency, however, refuted these reports.

On the evening of October 4, 2023, Shahin Ahmadi, the mother of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, was apprehended at Fajr Hospital, according to social media accounts and human rights organizations. State-run Tasnim news agency, however, refuted these reports.

 

Earlier that week, on October 1, Armita had reportedly been accosted by guidance patrols at a Tehran metro station. The alleged physical altercation resulted in a severe head injury that led to a coma. Onlookers, including her peers, recalled seeing her bleeding profusely from the head. Quick intervention by medical personnel at the scene ensured her immediate transfer to Fajr Hospital’s ICU.

Security services promptly swarmed the hospital, barring any visitor access to Armita, including her own family. Disturbingly, those who accompanied her to the hospital were detained for three days.

Further suspicion arose when her parents appeared on IRNA TV two days post-incident. Under visible duress and surrounded by security personnel, they asserted that Armita’s condition was merely the result of fainting due to low blood pressure. A so-called “relative” during the same broadcast dismissed the claims of a patrol attack as mere rumors.

 

To challenge claims of the metro incident, officials released an "edited" CCTV version, conspicuously lacking footage from inside the wagon where the incident supposedly transpired.
To challenge claims of the metro incident, officials released an “edited” CCTV version, conspicuously lacking footage from inside the wagon where the incident supposedly transpired.

 

Controversy deepened with the surfacing of an interview by electronic newspaper, FARAZ, with Armita’s father. His apparent lack of awareness about his comatose daughter’s status raised concerns. The editor subsequently denied ever publishing the said interview.Further indicating a cover-up attempt, all mobile devices belonging to Armita’s family were seized, presumably to prevent the dissemination of ICU photos.

Medical professionals have since declared that Armita sustained a brain hemorrhage from a blow to her head, casting further doubt on the ‘fainting’ narrative. With Armita’s survival odds appearing slim, there’s an increasing clamor for clarity.Highlighting the murky circumstances surrounding Armita’s injury and the subsequent events, many question how, in a crowded metro, Armita could sustain such a grievous injury merely by fainting.

 

Armita’s parents on the state TV
Armita’s parents on the state TV

 

The abrupt withdrawal of “veil watchers” from metro stations post the incident, coupled with reported intimidation of Armita’s school peers by security forces, casts a darker shadow over the official narrative.

As global attention focuses on the fate of young Armita, questions continue to swirl about the sequence of events leading to her tragic injury and the credibility of the state’s narrative.

 

In light of the uncertainty and concerns surrounding Armita's condition, the NCRI Women's Committee, backed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, has urgently requested an intervention from the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women.
In light of the uncertainty and concerns surrounding Armita’s condition, the NCRI Women’s Committee, backed by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, has urgently requested an intervention from the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women.

 

 

 

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