19th August 2024 - Arezou Badri, a 31-year-old mother of two, was shot by Iranian security forces due to non-compliance with mandatory hijab. She is currently in critical condition at Valiasr Hospital in Tehran, where she recently underwent a second surgery on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
On July 22nd, Badri, who is a mother of 2, was travelling with her friend in their car when police attempted to pull them over with a loudspeaker, giving them a warning about their hijab. When she chose to ignore this warning, police began shooting their car as they were driving off.
One of the bullets struck Arezou in her back resulting in critical injuries affecting her lower body and respiratory system. During her initial surgery at Sari Hospital, required due to the bullet wound, she lost the ability to move her lower body.
Medical professionals have indicated that it could take months to determine if she will permanently lose her ability to walk.
This is not, unfortunately, an isolated event. Last year, a similar pattern was observed in the case of Armita Geravand, a 17-year-old who died after being injured by Hijab Patrols in a Tehran Metro Station. The regime’s efforts to control information and suppress public outrage reflect its fear of another widespread uprising akin to the protests in 2022.
More recently on August 6, 2024, plainclothes agents from the IRGC Intelligence in Khash, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, opened fire on a moving Peugeot 405 vehicle without any prior warning. This tragic event resulted in the death of a 25-year-old pregnant woman named Nazila Irandegani, who was shot multiple times and died instantly. Her five-year-old daughter, Tina Nasiri (in the photo below), succumbed to her injuries later in the hospital.
Three other passengers in the car, including another child, were severely injured. Nazila Irandegani, along with her husband Shahram Nasiri and their children, were passing through the Khash intersection when their vehicle was targeted by the IRGC forces. Shahram Nasiri was detained by the agents and taken to an undisclosed location.
