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"Unfortunately, she went into a coma for some time after
suffering from brain damage. She died a few minutes ago," IRNA
reported.
Geravand had been pronounced brain dead last week after she fell
into a coma on Oct 1.
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality
police last September sparked months of anti-government protests
that spiraled into the biggest show of opposition to Iranian
authorities in years.
Right groups were the first to make Geravand's hospitalization
public, posting photos on social media that showed her
unconscious and on life support, with a respiratory tube and her
head bandaged. Reuters could not verify the pictures.
Iran has denied that Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on
Oct. 1 with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code
in the Tehran metro.
Women are required by law to cover their hair and wear long,
loose-fitting clothes in Iran, where the secular and
Western-backed Shah was deposed in a revolution in 1979.
Violators face public rebuke, fines or arrest yet defying the
strict Islamic dress code, more women have been appearing
unveiled in public places such as restaurants and shops since
Amini's death.
(Editing by Jason Neely)
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