More medievale Islamic barbarism.
A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country's strict hijab rules, a source with knowledge of the case has told the BBC.
"She is paralysed from the waist down, and doctors have said it will take months to determine whether she will be permanently paraplegic or not."
Arezoo Badri, 31, was driving home with her sister in the northern city of Noor on 22 July when police attempted to pull her over to confiscate her car.
The driver did not comply with the order to stop, prompting the officers to shoot, the police commander in Noor told Iran's state-run news agency, without naming Ms Badri.
The incident comes after Iranian police announced a clampdown on women defying the nation's compulsory dress code.
The fresh measures included using CCTV to identify female drivers failing to cover their heads and the confiscation of vehicles found to be carrying female passengers with uncovered hair.
It followed prolonged public outcry over the law in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 while being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab, or headscarf, "improperly".
It is unclear whether Ms Badri was wearing a headscarf when she was stopped by police, but her car had a confiscation notice against it - suggesting multiple alleged violations of the hijab law.
The BBC source said the police officer first shot at the car's tyre before targeting her directly from the driver's side.
"The bullet entered her lung and severely damaged her spinal cord."
Colonel Ahmed Amini, Noor's police chief, said the use of firearms was permitted under Iranian law.
After being initially taken to a hospital in Noor, Ms Badri was transferred to a hospital in Sari, the provincial capital, for lung surgery. A week later she was taken to the Iranian capital, Tehran.
The bullet was only removed after 10 days, the source said.
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A mother of two has been left paraplegic after being shot by Iranian police over an alleged violation of the country's strict hijab rules, a source with knowledge of the case has told the BBC.
"She is paralysed from the waist down, and doctors have said it will take months to determine whether she will be permanently paraplegic or not."
Arezoo Badri, 31, was driving home with her sister in the northern city of Noor on 22 July when police attempted to pull her over to confiscate her car.
The driver did not comply with the order to stop, prompting the officers to shoot, the police commander in Noor told Iran's state-run news agency, without naming Ms Badri.
The incident comes after Iranian police announced a clampdown on women defying the nation's compulsory dress code.
The fresh measures included using CCTV to identify female drivers failing to cover their heads and the confiscation of vehicles found to be carrying female passengers with uncovered hair.
It followed prolonged public outcry over the law in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 while being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab, or headscarf, "improperly".
It is unclear whether Ms Badri was wearing a headscarf when she was stopped by police, but her car had a confiscation notice against it - suggesting multiple alleged violations of the hijab law.
The BBC source said the police officer first shot at the car's tyre before targeting her directly from the driver's side.
"The bullet entered her lung and severely damaged her spinal cord."
Colonel Ahmed Amini, Noor's police chief, said the use of firearms was permitted under Iranian law.
After being initially taken to a hospital in Noor, Ms Badri was transferred to a hospital in Sari, the provincial capital, for lung surgery. A week later she was taken to the Iranian capital, Tehran.
The bullet was only removed after 10 days, the source said.
Iran: Woman left paraplegic after being shot by police over hijab
A source told the BBC police shot at Arezoo Badri's car before targeting her directly.
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