Teen deaths mark new episode in Iran's crackdown on protests
While the case of Mahsa Amini's death in custody is still far from being settled, Iranian officials have been embroiled by one report after another on the killing of teenage protesters.
Iranians have been appalled by the deaths of three 16-year-olds in the anti-government protests that have been sweeping the country after Mahsa Amini's death in police custody on Sept. 16.
Nika Shakarami: Her body was buried near her parents' hometown, Khorramabad, on Tuesday. But the burial did little to stop questions surrounding her death. According to her family, she disappeared on Sept. 20 while attending an anti-government protest in Tehran.
The quest by Nika's mother, aunt and uncle lasted for nine days, before they were informed of her death. The family members told foreign media that while they were kept in the dark, Nika had been in custody of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
Iranian officials, however, say that the teenage girl fell off a five-story building, and it had nothing to do with the protests.
