The Story of Mahsa Amini from the Perspective of an Eyewitness
A Twitter user who was taken to the Vozara Detention Center by the morality police on September 13th, the same day as Mahsa Amini, narrated what they witnessed in a thread immediately after being released.
Today, we went to Darband. On the way back, the morality police stopped us. They respectfully and calmly told us to come over, adjust our clothing, and give them our names and surnames for a background check. They said we could leave afterward, but they forced us into a van and told us to wait for the results. Unaware of what was happening, we sat in the van and were taken to the detention center. They told us to call someone to bring us appropriate clothes and to sign a commitment before leaving. We were held up for about two hours, and they kept bringing girls inside. One of the girls fell ill, and despite our requests for water, they ignored us.
After a few minutes, the girl lost consciousness and despite their efforts, she did not regain consciousness. The medical staff at the center couldn’t help, and they called the emergency services. Unfortunately, by the time the ambulance arrived, the girl had passed away. I saw her stop breathing, her face turned pale, and her pupils dilated. There was chaos, with everyone screaming, shouting, and crying. We grabbed our phones and tried to leave, but they wouldn’t let us. Some of the girls started screaming and the male officers began beating them. One of them was kicking very violently.
They brought us back inside amidst the commotion and quickly made us sign commitments as we were. They searched our phones to make sure we hadn’t recorded anything before letting us go. It was the worst experience of my life.