Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

Source: Associated Press

Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests

BY JON GAMBRELL
Updated 9:36 AM EDT, May 1, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday targeting activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces had “sexually assaulted and killed” a 16-year-old girl during protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.

Nika Shakarami’s death also sparked widespread outrage at the time.

Amini died after being detained by police over allegedly not wearing her mandatory hijab, or headscarf, to their liking. U.N. investigators have said Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to Amini’s death.

In Shakarami’s case, authorities said she died after falling from a tall building, something immediately disputed by her mother, who said her daughter had been beaten.

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