Background and career
Armita Geravand (Persian: آرمیتا گراوند) was a 17-year-old Iranian girl who fell into a coma on the Tehran Metro on 1 October 2023 after an alleged encounter with officers enforcing Islamic Hijab. She was held in the intensive care unit of an Army hospital where she was declared brain dead on 22 October 2023, and pronounced dead on 28 October. This incident has been compared to the death of Mahsa Amini and called "unbearable" by the German foreign minister.
Armita was an 11th grade student at an art high school in Tehran, and a professional taekwondo athlete. She had started this sport professionally since 2013 with a "Dan 3" in the martial sport. Armita was a member of "Anahid Razm" taekwondo team in Tehran with a "Pom One" belt.
Armita was interested in Korean culture and was a fan of the Korean music group BTS. She had painted the face of Jimin, one of the main members of BTS, and imitated the style of clothing and hair of Jimin and Jungkook.
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