Center for Human Rights in Iran: Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023:
Following the beating and arrest of peaceful activists detained at the funeral yesterday of Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old who died last week after a reported violent assault by the Iranian government's forced-hijab enforcers, the international community must urgently demand the immediate release of all those detained, as well as accountability for this outrageous violence.
Following the beating and arrest of peaceful activists detained at the funeral yesterday of Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old who died last week after a reported violent assault by the Iranian government's forced-hijab enforcers, the international community must urgently demand the immediate release of all those detained, as well as accountability for this outrageous violence.