Twin Sisters Jailed in Iran over Anti-Regime Protests: Ripped-Out Hair, Broken Elbows, and a ‘Rape Threat’
- Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, aged 19, were arrested in Iran for alleged involvement in anti-government protests; Taraneh was sentenced to death and Romina to 25 years in prison.
- Masked men identified as agents of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps abducted the sisters in Isfahan, and their family was unaware of their location for four months before learning they were held in Dowlatabad prison.
- The sisters endured severe physical abuse in detention, including broken bones and hair pulling, with allegations of torture and coerced confessions.
- No evidence of violence by the sisters was presented at trial, their mother was barred from attending, and the death sentence may be used to intimidate other protesters amid widespread executions and harsh sentences in Iran.
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Two twenty-year-old twins disappeared for months have been arrested and beaten by exponents of Iranian law enforcement, and then one has been sentenced to death by hanging, while the other will have to serve 25 years in prison, for having participated in the anti-regime protests last January. The Guardian reports it, rebuilding the story of Taraneh and Romina Rahimi on the basis of the testimony of Masoud Nourmohammadi, their cousin resident in …
Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, after attending the January demonstrations, were arrested at night by masked men. The court sentenced the first to death, after a confession that the girl tells was extorted behind threats of abuse towards the...
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Two 19-year-old twin sisters in Iran are facing severe punishment over their alleged involvement in anti-government protests earlier this year. Taraneh Rahimi has been sentenced to death, while her twin sister Romina Rahimi has received a 25-year prison sentence, according to reports. 🌎 Taken From Their Home at Night: Iran Twin Sisters Face Death Sentence, 25 Years in Prison.
Broken Elbow, Jail, Death Sentence: Twin Iranian Sisters Face Regime's Wrath
Taraneh Rahimi has been sentenced to death, while her sister Romina Rahimi has been handed a 25-year prison term. The men were later identified as people sent by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
He had to sign a confession otherwise his twin sister would have been raped before his eyes. Iranian authorities arbitrarily arrested thousands of people, at least 50,000 among protesters, journalists, lawyers and activists
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