Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’

Rubina Aminian, a 23-year-old student from Iran, was shot in the head from close range during anti-government protests, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group. Aminian, who studied textile and fashion design at Shariati College in Tehran, was among the few identified victims of the recent demonstrations. Eyewitnesses reported that she was killed after joining a protest, and her family had to bury her body along the road after being denied a proper burial.