Armita Abbasi

Armita Abbasi
آرمیتا عباسی
Born2001 (age 22–23)
Rasht, Iran
Known forEnforced disappearance by Islamic Republic of Iran

Armita Abbasi (Persian: آرمیتا عباسی; born 2001)[1] is an Iranian protester, who was arrested on October 10, 2022, in Karaj, Iran by the Islamic Republic of Iran's forces amid Iran's nationwide protests.[2][3][4] A week after her arrest, she experienced a serious medical condition that was reported by the hospital medical staff and by American newspaper CNN as multiple sexual assaults,[5] this was later disputed by the Iranian government and Iranian newspapers, which reported the medical condition as intestinal issues.[6] Abbasi was allegedly abducted by government security forces from the hospital.[7] Her case has received attention from the international media, and has brought attention to sexual violence and repression in Iranian prisons.[5][8][9] As of February 2023, she was released from prison.[10]

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  3. ^ Misselyn, Ségolène. "Iran: "Un officier prenait une jolie fille, et il allait dans une pièce pour être seul avec elle et l'agresser sexuellement"". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. ^ Santos, Leyre (2022-11-26). ""Ponen que tiene diarrea y la chiquilla lo que tiene es que está destrozada por todos lados": un activista denuncia la cruda realidad que viven las mujeres iraníes". cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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  6. ^ "سی‌ان‌ان اعتبار چند ده‌ساله خود را پای دروغ تجاوز به آرمیتا عباسی گذاشت". Jam-e Jam (in Persian). December 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
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  9. ^ Rezaei, Roghayeh (January 31, 2023). ""She Suffered Beyond Belief:" 20-Year-Old Armita, A Symbol Of Iranian Resistance". IranWire. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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