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Iranian girl Armita Geravand hospitalized after alleged morality police assault over hijab

The hospitalization of a teenage girl in Iran after an incident on public transport has fueled a new wave of outrage and accusations against the country’s morality police one year after unrest swept the country. Armita Geravand, 16, suffered a “severe physical assault” at the hands of government agents Sunday for allegedly violating the country’s…