Sen. Menendez Statement on Armita Geravand's Hospitalization for Serious Injuries Sustained During a Reported Violent Encounter With Police in Tehran
October 06, 2023
October 06, 2023
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement:
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to reports of the hospitalization of a 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand, who sustained serious injuries after an encounter with police for not wearing a hijab:
"More than a year after Mahsa Amini died while under police custody and her death sparked a movement . . .
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) issued the following statement in response to reports of the hospitalization of a 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand, who sustained serious injuries after an encounter with police for not wearing a hijab:
"More than a year after Mahsa Amini died while under police custody and her death sparked a movement . . .