Iranian teenager dies after alleged hijab encounter with officers, reports say

Armita Geravand, 16, fell into coma on 1 October and was pronounced brain dead last week

A 16-year-old Iranian girl has died after an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, state media and activists have said.

Iran has denied that Armita Geravand was hurt after a confrontation on 1 October with officers enforcing the mandatory Islamic dress code in the Tehran metro. She had been pronounced brain dead last week after falling into a coma on 1 October.