On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea, Iranian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle. Police had been ordered to impound her car, activists say, because of an earlier violation of Iran’s headscarf law for showing her hair in public while driving.
FILE - Iran ian women not wearing their mandatory headscarf, or hijab, walk in Tehran , Iran , Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — On a darkened road beside the Caspian Sea , Iran ian police officers opened fire last month on a 31-year-old woman who had tried to speed away likely knowing they wanted to seize her vehicle.
Under Iranian law, police must fire a warning shot, then aim to wound below the waist before taking a potentially fatal shot at a suspect’s head or chest. If the suspect is driving, officers typically aim first for the tires. Iran’s Interior Ministry, which oversees the country’s police, did not respond to questions about the shooting from The Associated Press.
The hijab became a focal point of demonstrations after the death of Amini in 2022. She died after being arrested for not wearing her headscarf to the liking of police. A United Nations panel has found that Amini died as a result of “physical violence”
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