Iranian twins tortured so brutally for protests — hair ripped out, feet broken — that even their mother didn’t recognize them
Ronny Reyses / NEW YORK POST
Iranian twin sisters were brutally tortured for four months for
protesting against the regime, with one sentenced to death after she was forced to confess to save her sister from being raped, their family revealed.
Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, 20 — who were still in high school when they joined millions in the January anti-regime protest — suffered beatings, broken feet, and had their hair ripped out while in Iranian custody, The Guardian reported.
The twins were unrecognizable by their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, 43, during a visit five months ago, with the family only learning recently that Taraneh would be put to death after confessing to taking part in the demonstrations.
Nourmohammadi claims her daughter only confessed after prison guards threatened to rape Romina in front of her if she did not comply.
“You can see her eyes and you know right away that she is a kind person,” he told The Guardian. “My sense is like they’re looking to put fear within the people, to say, ‘Look, no matter how fine you are, no matter how innocent you are, we can get you, and don’t come to the streets any more.’”