– Iranian police shot a 31-year-old woman named Arezou Badri while trying to seize her car over a violation of Iran’s hijab (headscarf) law.
– Police had ordered to impound her car due to a previous hijab violation where she showed her hair while driving.
– The shooting occurred last month near the Caspian Sea as Badri tried to speed away from police who were seizing her vehicle.
– Police opened fire, hitting her lung and damaging her spine. She is now unable to walk and confined to a bed in a police hospital.
– Her shooting happened nearly two years after Mahsa Amini died in police custody over an alleged hijab violation, sparking nationwide protests over women’s rights.
– Iran’s president has promised to ease enforcement of the hijab law, but Badri’s shooting and a video of a girl being manhandled by police show the dangers still exist for women who disobey it.
– Badri’s case highlights how Iran has elevated hijab violations to a “serious crime” where police can “shoot to kill,” according to human rights groups.
Source: AP NEWS
