Iranian Teen Declared Brain Dead After Alleged Assault by Morality Police

A 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand, is reportedly brain dead after allegedly being assaulted by the country's morality police for not wearing a headscarf. Geravand was hospitalized with head injuries following the incident at a Tehran metro station, just weeks after Iran passed stricter legislation on women who violate hijab rules. Iranian authorities have denied the allegations, claiming Geravand was hospitalized due to low blood pressure. In a separate development, two journalists who covered the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman detained by the morality police, have been sentenced to prison on charges including "cooperating with the hostile government of the United States" and "collusion to commit crimes against the country's security."