Two Iranian sisters were forcibly taken from their home in the middle of the night by masked men linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps after participating in nationwide protests. Held for months without contact, their mother only discovered their detention after a frantic search through hospitals and state institutions. By the time she saw them in prison, the twins—both 19 and still in high school—were reportedly unrecognizable, with authorities allegedly using threats of violence against one sister to coerce a confession. Their case highlights the brutal crackdown on dissent following the January demonstrations against the regime.
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confessionThe twins were 19 and still in high school when they were taken from their beds in the dead of night by masked men later identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.After four months of desperately seeking news from hospitals and state institutions, their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, finally learned their fate. Taraneh and Romina Rahimi had been seized over their decision to join millions on the streets of Iranian cities during the January protests against the regime. The twins were unrecognisable by the time of their mother’s prison visit in May. Continue reading...
