The death in custody of Mahsa Amini after her arrest in Iran by morality police is linked to a brain disease and was not caused by beatings, according to a medical report released Friday (October 7th) by the Islamic Republic.

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died three days after her arrest on September 13 for violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress code, which notably requires women to wear the veil.

Protests were sparked in several cities across the country following his death three days later in hospital.

The Iranian Forensic Organization states in its report that "Mahsa Amini's death was not caused by blows to the head and vital organs".

It is linked to "surgery for a brain tumor at the age of eight".

“On September 13, (Mahsa Amini) suddenly lost consciousness and then collapsed,” added the same source.

“She suffered from a heart rhythm disorder and a drop in blood pressure. Despite being transferred to Kasra Hospital and the efforts of medical staff, she died on September 16 from organ failure. multiples caused by cerebral hypoxia," the organization added.

On September 19, Amjad Amini, Mahsa's father, told the Fars agency that his daughter was "in perfect health".

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Sarina Ismaïlzadeh, 16-year-old teenager, would have "committed suicide"

Dozens of people, mainly demonstrators but also members of the security forces, have been killed since September 16 during rallies described as "riots" by the authorities, while hundreds of others have been arrested.

Moreover, on the evening of Thursday October 6, the Iranian justice denied that a teenager had been killed in the province of Alborz by the security forces during the protests against the death of Mahsa Amini, affirming that she was was "committed to suicide".

On September 30, Amnesty International claimed that "Sarina Ismaïlzadeh, a 16-year-old girl, died after being severely beaten in the head with truncheons" on September 23 during protests in the province of Alborz (north-west ).

"Media hostile to the Islamic Republic of Iran claimed that Sarina Ismailzadeh, a native of Karaj (capital of Alborz province), was killed by security forces during the rallies," said Mizan Online, the site of the judicial authority.

But "the first elements of the investigation" showed that the teenager had "committed suicide", said the Alborz prosecutor, Hossein Fazeli Harikandi, quoted by Mizan Online.

The teenager "jumped 20 minutes after midnight on September 24" from a "building not far from her grandmother's house in the Azimieh district", he said.

Hossein Fazeli Harikandi added: "According to the forensic report, the death was due to the shock caused by the impact of the fall, as well as the multiple injuries, fractures and haemorrhages."

“There were no riots in the area where this incident happened,” he continued.

Mizan Online released a short video of Sarina Ismaïlzadeh's mother on Friday in which the latter assures that her daughter "had nothing to do" with the demonstrations.

On Wednesday, Iranian justice also refuted any link between the death of another 16-year-old girl, Nika Shakarami, and the protests in Iran.

Nika Shakarami died after participating in protests in Iran according to her relatives.

In a video released Thursday by Persian-language media based abroad, Nika's mother accused authorities of killing her daughter.

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