Girl 'brain dead' after alleged attack by Iran police

An Iranian teenager fell into a coma earlier this month, following an alleged encounter with members of the country's "morality police." Iranian state media reported on Sunday that she was "brain dead."

"Follow-ups on the latest health condition of Armita Geravand indicate that her health condition as brain dead seems certain despite the efforts of the medical staff," the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network said.

Iranian authorities have denied claims by rights groups that the 16-year-old was hurt after a confrontation on October 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro, Reuters reports.

The report on Geravand could revive nationwide protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini last year in the custody of morality police.

/KN/