The violent repression by the Iranian dictatorship on the nationwide hijab protests has claimed the lives of TWO more young girls.
According to Amnesty International, YouTuber Sarina Esmailzadeh, 16, passed away after being hit in the head with a baton by security personnel.
Officials handed over the body of the “fearless” adolescent whose family had been looking for her for ten days until her death was announced.
On September 20, Nika Shahkarmi, a 17-year-old, vanished during a protest march in Tehran.
Nika left the house with a bottle of water and a towel, which they later realised were for use against tear gas, according to her aunt Atesh Shakrami, who spoke to BBC Farsi.
She claimed to be “running away from security agents” during her last phone call to a friend.
Her Instagram and Telegram accounts were erased that evening, and her phone stopped working.
The following 10 days were spent by her family looking for her in jails, hospitals, and even morgues.
The Kahrizak morgue had a girl who matched her description, they were finally informed.
According to reports, her corpse displayed signs that her nose had been broken and her skull had been cracked.
Although a fall from a height was listed as the official cause of death, relatives do not concur.
The water bottle and phone were allegedly set up next to her for photography, as evidenced by an image of her lifeless body lying on the street, according to them.
Since Mehsa Amini’s passing last month, at least 52 people have died in protests across Iran, according to Amnesty International’s statistics.
Iranian activists claim that the actual number is now around 300.
The dreaded morality police detained Mehsa, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, for reportedly wearing a hijab that did not completely cover her hair.
Iranian activists claim that the actual number is now around 300.
The dreaded morality police detained Mehsa, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, for reportedly wearing a hijab that did not completely cover her hair.
Authorities claimed she had a heart attack and was sent to the hospital, but her family believes the guards pummelling her into a coma.
According to leaked medical records, she suffered a skull fracture as a result of a “strike to the head.”