A 23-year-old student suffered a close-range gunshot to the head during anti-government protests in Iran, according to a human rights group.
Rubina Aminian studied textile and fashion design at Shariati College in Tehran. She stands as one of the few identified victims in the recent unrest.
Shot After Joining Protest
Aminian died on Thursday. She had left college and joined a protest, said the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group.
Sources near her family, drawing from eyewitness accounts, reported the young Kurdish woman from Marivan took a bullet to the head from behind.
Family Faces Burial Hurdles
Her relatives travelled from Kermanshah in western Iran to Tehran. They identified her body among hundreds of young people.
A family source told the group they struggled but retrieved her remains and headed back to Kermanshah.
Intelligence forces then surrounded their home. Authorities barred a proper burial.
The family buried her along the road between Kermanshah and nearby Kamyaran.
Uncle Remembers Courageous Niece
Aminian’s uncle, Nezar Minouei, spoke to CNN. He called her a strong, courageous girl who could not be controlled.
“She fought for what she believed was right. She thirsted for freedom and women’s rights,” he said.
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency estimates at least 538 deaths in the protest violence.
That includes 490 protesters. More than 10,600 arrests have occurred.
