The Thursday incident left multiple girls from the Shahed Girls High School in Ardabil hospitalized, including Asra Panahi, 16, who later succumbed to her injuries, the Guardian reported Tuesday.
Iranian schoolgirls across the country have been filmed in viral videos showing them publicly removing their legally mandated hijabs, or Islamic headscarves, and chanting anti-regime slogans, prompting security forces to crack down on schools and universities, sometimes with deadly consequences.
Videos have also showed security forces firing tear gas into schools and ushering arrested students into waiting cars.
Iran’s teachers’ union labeled the raids “brutal and inhumane” in a statement posted on Sunday, and called for the resignation of the education minister, Yousef Nouri. READ MORE
