In the aftermath of Iran's January crackdowns, the bodies of survivors carry what the state demands be forgotten — scars, chronic pain, and the invisible architecture of trauma built inside detention centers. Women describe systematic sexual violence in custody, silenced by threats and a judicial system designed to absorb their complaints without consequence. The regime moves simultaneously on two fronts: suppressing testimony of abuse while tightening its grip on public behavior through dress code enforcement and legal instruments that even some of its own supporters warn cannot be implemente
Iran's crackdown leaves survivors with lasting physical and psychological scars
Multiple detainees report rape, sexual assault, and torture in Iranian custody; survivors suffer lasting psychological trauma, disability, and chronic pain with limited access to justice or medical support.