Iran denies safety forces killed 16-year-old, says she fell off roof

Iranian authorities have denied stories safety forces killed a 16-year-old lady throughout protests ignited by the dying of a girl in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she dedicated suicide by falling off a roof.

Social media stories and rights group Amnesty International have mentioned Sarina Esmaeilzadeh was killed by safety forces when she was struck with batons on the pinnacle throughout protests over the dying of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody.

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Authorities earlier this week gave an identical explanation for dying – falling off a roof – for 17-year-old Nika Shakarami, who activists say was killed in Tehran whereas demonstrating over Amini’s dying.

Rights teams say greater than 150 folks have been killed, lots of have been injured and 1000’s arrested in a crackdown on nationwide protests marking the largest problem to Iran’s clerical management in years.

Women have performed a outstanding function, waving and burning headscarves. High faculty ladies have additionally taken half.

The chief justice of Alborz province the place Esmaeilzadeh died mentioned a preliminary investigation confirmed her dying was brought on by suicide from a fall from the roof of a five-story constructing, the semi-official ISNA information company mentioned.

Chief justice Hossein Fazeli Herikandi mentioned claims in opposition media about her dying have been “lies”. “Based on her mother’s account, Esmaeilzadeh had a history of suicide attempts,” he mentioned. Police obtained a report of her dying on Sept. 24, he mentioned.

Reuters couldn’t attain her household for remark.

Amnesty International, in a Sept. 30 report, mentioned she was one among at the very least 52 folks killed by safety forces between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25, saying Esmaeilzadeh “died after being severely beaten in the head with batons”.

A video displaying Esmaeilzadeh smiling and listening to music has been considered round 147,000 occasions on the widely-followed 1500tasvir Twitter account.

Amini was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for “inappropriate attire”. The authorities have mentioned she suffered a coronary heart assault after being taken to a station to be “educated”.

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Her household have denied she had any coronary heart issues. Her father has mentioned she had bruises on her legs, and holds police liable for her dying.

The authorities has ordered an investigation.

Earlier this week, state media mentioned a judicial case had been opened into Shakarami’s dying, citing officers claiming it had nothing to do with the unrest, and that she had fallen off a roof and her physique contained no bullet wounds. Activists have mentioned she was killed in Tehran whereas demonstrating.

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