1/Sexual assaults on women in Iran are systematic. The methodology goes beyond those reported by @CNN (thank you for taking on the subject). These are crimes against humanity and must be documented THREAD #MahsaAmini
2/This account is from a solid source: On Nov 2 power went out in Chahar-Bagh-e Abbasssi—the whole neighborhood plunged into darkness. There were no protests in the neighborhood prior to the power outage but after the electricity came back on… #MahsaAmini
3/but after the electricity came back on people used the opportunity to go out and also to come out on their rooftops to shout revolutionary slogans against the regime. Ms. A, a middle-aged writer, joined the people in the street… #MahsaAmini
4/Ms. A joined the people in the street who were chanting slogans in the darkness. After a few minutes when others stated joining the crowd, some with families, anti-riot police launched an attack on the neighborhood, beating up and arresting protestors…
5/Ms A saw Ms B, a neighbor, being pulled by the hair into an official anti-riot van. When she went over to try to free her neighbor, she was arrested too. She was taken to the same van where her neighbor and about 5 other women were being held captive… #MahsaAmini
6/The police did not ask them to show IDs. They were not taken to the police station, or to jail to be interrogated or even documented. Instead they were taken to Aamaadgah Ave (near Chahar-Bagh) in the vicinity of the bookstores. #MahsaAmini
Usually a tourist area, there are short walls and stairs which provides cover. This is where the women were taken and beaten up and sexually assaulted. Shockers were used on their genitalia… #MahsaAmini
8/The rapes that took place while they were still conscious involved metal or synthetic devices. The devices may have been covered with a chemical substance. When the women regained consciousness the officers were gone…#MahsaAmini
9/There were severe injuries where sexually assaulted. Ms. A and the others left the area. Ms. A walked back home, and from there she was taken to the hospital by her family. In the hospital the doctors could not identify the chemical substance that may have caused the injury…
10/Ms A remains in psychological and physical shock. A similar case was reported to our source last week at Khaghani Ave. in Isfahan last week. /ends for now
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