Iranian authorities sentence twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, detained over their participation in January protests, to death, according to multiple reports. Their mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi, says she spent months seeking information about their whereabouts after they were taken from their beds at night by masked men said to be connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Accounts describe extreme abuse and coercion during detention. The Guardian reports that during custody the sisters are subjected to injuries and humiliating treatment, and that guards threatened and pressured them to sign a confession, including threats against Romina. When their mother is finally allowed to visit in May, she says the twins look “unrecognisable,” with broken feet and ripped-out hair reported.
Yahoo UK News carries the same reported case details, including the death sentence and the mother’s description of the sisters’ treatment. The outlets focus on the severity of alleged abuse and the outcome of the case, while specific legal procedures and evidence cited in court are not described in the available summaries.
