Iranwire – A young Iranian girl whose sister lost her life during the 2022 nationwide protests has been arrested for not wearing a headscarf.
Nasrin Shakarami, the mother of Nika Shakarami, whose name became widely known during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, said that her other daughter, Aida, had been detained.
Shakarami said, “My daughter Aida was arrested by Tehran’s morality police yesterday for not wearing the mandatory hijab. She remains in custody.”
Nika, 16, Aida’s sister, disappeared on September 20, 2022, during a street protest in Tehran.
When she did not return home by midnight, her family spent days searching in prisons, detention centers, police offices, and hospitals.
Nika’s aunt and uncle were later arrested and appeared on state television saying Nika had been “thrown” from a multi-story building located close to her home.
Nasrin Shakarami denounced the state television report in which her family was forced to reject claims that security forces killed Nika.