Iran: Testimonies provide a frightening glimpse into the daily reality of women and girls

This document features excerpts from the testimonies of 20 individuals – 17 women, one girl, and two men – in Iran gathered by Amnesty International in February 2024. These testimonies provide a frightening glimpse into the Iranian authorities’ intensifying persecution of women and girls, designed to wear down their courageous resistance to the country’s abusive, degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws.

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