Iran anti-hijab activist missing for 10 days, family fear ‘abduction, rape, torture’ by authorities

Tehran: The life of 21-year-old Iranian girl Armita Abbasi who participated in the recent demonstrations in the country for freedom is said to be in danger. The mother of the young woman took to Instagram, posting pictures of her missing daughter, said that she was last seen in Imam Ali Karaj Hospital from where she was allegedly kidnapped on October 18 by the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) security agents to an unknown place in a half-conscious condition.

Armita Abbasi ‘raped and tortured’

According to the staff of the hospital Armita was suffering from internal bleeding and it is being speculated that she was repeatedly raped and tortured.

Masih said detainees of “brutal regime” of Islamic Republic have been experience brutal treatment and are tortured.

2/On Oct. 18th, hospital staff reported treating #ArmitaAbbasi, a shivering girl suffering from internal bleeding. They speculated she was raped & tortured, likely to give out a televised confession, an experience common among many detainees of brutal regime of Islamic Republic. pic.twitter.com/Hl9hE2nigE

— Masih Alinejad