Iranian Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Alleged Assault by Morality Police

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Iranian Teenage Girl Hospitalized After Alleged Assault by Morality Police
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Activists have accused Iran's morality police of assaulting a teenage girl for not wearing a headscarf in a Tehran metro station, resulting in her hospitalization with serious injuries. However, Iranian authorities and the girl's parents claim she was hospitalized due to low blood pressure. A Norway-based human rights organization stated that the girl was "assaulted" by the morality police and has been in a coma since Sunday. The incident has raised concerns about the treatment of women and the use of force by Iranian authorities.

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