She was sixteen and attended Shahed Girls’ High School in Ardabil. The teachers’ union reported the beatings, which authorities deny, as well as what happened to Masha Amini
Asra Panahi was 16 and attended Shahed Girls High School in Ardabil, the capital of Ardabil Province in northwestern Iran. His story is told by the Coordinating Council of Iranian Teachers’ Unions, the Professors’ Union. Security forces broke into her school and demanded that she and her classmates sing a hymn dedicated to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Some of these young students, including Asra, refused to praise the supreme leader and the angry police beat them. The blows were so severe that they ended up in the hospital, and like Masha Amini, the 22-year-old died because a strand of hair was torn from the veil, and Asra was also dead.
That was last on October 13th. News of the umpteenth casualty by Iranian forces, which the Iranian human rights organization reports increases the budget to 215, has set fire to the squares again for four weeks since Amini’s assassination.
As always, Raisi officials denied allegations against the security forces, and a man identified as Asra’s uncle appeared on television and said the girl was dying of a congenital heart defect. The same script repeating itself. In recent weeks, activists have said police are forcing family members of beaten victims to tell lies about the deaths of their sons and daughters.
Girls’ schools have become a prime target for security forces conducting punitive raids and raids. There are many videos and pictures showing the students rebelling against the theocratic regime. The teachers’ union has called for the resignation of Education Minister Yousef Nouri.
October 18, 2022 (change October 18, 2022 | 12:03)
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