Armita Garawand Dies
Armita Garawand passed away after 28 days of unconsciousness.
Armita Garawand, a 16-year-old 11th-grade student, passed away today, Saturday, November 6 (October 28), after 28 days of unconsciousness and medical efforts to save her.
Armita fell to the ground in a subway car at the Shohada Metro Station on September 30 and immediately lost consciousness. She was then transferred to Fajr Military Hospital, where a medical team began efforts to save her life. Armita’s condition and coma triggered widespread reactions on social media and reminded Iranians of Masha Amini’s situation.
Today, Armita passed away after 28 days of fighting death, once again mourning Iran and the world. Human rights activists consider Armita a victim of police involvement in hijab enforcement by the Islamic Republic. They blame the hijab police (Guidance Patrol) for Armita’s death and have accused them.
Armita Garawand’s name immediately became the top trending topic on “X” following the announcement of her death, with social media users showing strong reactions to her passing. While government news agencies and their representatives denied that Armita was beaten by the Guidance Patrol, two eyewitnesses confirmed to The Guardian that she was beaten over her hijab. According to The Guardian’s report, released footage from subway cameras shows at least one hundred seconds of footage is missing, and internal car camera footage has not been released.
According to eyewitness testimony on the day of the incident, Armita encountered a hijab enforcer upon boarding the subway car. The Guidance Patrol member confronted Armita over her hijab non-compliance, arguing and asking why she wasn’t wearing a hijab. Armita responded by asking if she tells the officer why she doesn’t remove her chador.
According to witnesses, the female Guidance Patrol officer pushed Armita after the argument, causing her to fall to the ground. She was then removed from the subway car by her friends. Official authorities stated the incident was caused by a blood pressure drop, but the public rejected the Iranian government’s account. Even a few days after the incident, a reporter from Shargh newspaper who went to Fajr Military Hospital to cover the news was detained by regime forces for several hours.
Now Armita’s death has become another reason for the flames of revolution to intensify. Iranians have expressed that our daughters, sisters, and mothers may become the next Armita and Masha. The Islamic Republic must know that it will soon face consequences for all these crimes. We will not forget the blood of our loved ones. The Islamic Republic is responsible for all these crimes and must be tried by the United Nations across the world.
