An Iranian teenage girl, Armita Geravand, who fell into a coma after allegedly being assaulted by the country's morality police for not wearing a headscarf, has died, according to Iranian state media. Geravand's injuries occurred at a Tehran metro station, just weeks after Iran passed stricter legislation imposing harsher penalties on women who breach the country's already strict hijab rules. The incident has sparked outrage and threatens to reignite popular anger and protests against the mandatory hijab law in Iran. The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran stated that Geravand's death highlights the severe rights violations, including violence and death, that girls and women in Iran face due to the forced hijab law. Iranian state TV's report did not include footage from inside the train, and no explanation was given for its absence. The exact circumstances surrounding Geravand's injury remain unclear, but reports suggest that she was assaulted by female morality police officers who asked her to adjust her hijab, leading to an altercation and her collapse.