Tag: Nika
Iran protests: Evidence suggests Nika Shakarami molested and killed by armed forces | BBC News
An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran’s security forces, a leaked document seen by BBC Eye Investigations says. 16-year-old Nika Shakarami disappeared during an anti-regime protest in 2022. The Woman, Life, Freedom movement had been sparked just days earlier by the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini. Nika’s body was found nine days after she disappeared. The…
Iran: Teen protester Nika Shakarami's body stolen, sources say – BBC News
Iranian security forces stole the body of a 16-year-old protester, and buried her secretly in a village, sources close to the family have said. The family had planned to bury Nika Shakarami on Monday, but her body was snatched and buried in a village about 40km (25 miles) away, the sources said. Nika went missing for 10 days after protesting in Tehran on 20 September….