An Iranian teen’s mother has accused the government of killing her daughter while there were protests going on in the nation.
The 16-year-old Nika’s mother, Nasrin Shahkarami, told Radio Farda that her daughter died after participating in the demonstrations following Mahsa Amini’s passing. Later, the police persuaded Nasrin to claim that Nika committed suicide by jumping off a building’s roof.
The death of Amini, a 22-year-old who was discovered dead after being arrested by the morality police for violating the hijab restrictions, has sparked widespread protests in Iran at the moment. As the authorities continue to crack down on opposition, Nika’s death has also come to represent the protests.
According to official data, around 1200 people have been arrested in the protests till now and more than 100 people have lost their lives including Nika who was found dead on September 20.
Nasrin said that no adequate justification for her death was given and that the authorities took her remains away for almost ten days before eventually returning it to the family. Her cause of death was listed as ‘several blows produced by a hard object’ even on the official death certificate.
Nika’s family members claim that the police forced her to jump from a building’s top, however the police have refuted all of these claims. On Wednesday, Nika’s aunt and uncle were put under custody.
The family fears that they ‘had been forced to make the confessions and broadcast them’
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