Iranian Twins Tortured Over Protests: One Faces Death Penalty After Forced Confession

Two 19-year-old Iranian twin sisters, Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, who joined January anti-government protests, were tortured in Isfahan for months, with severe beatings and hair ripped out; Taraneh is reported to face execution after a confession allegedly coerced under a threat to rape Romina, who received a 25-year sentence. Their mother reportedly did not recognize them on a visit, and the family says the trial and conditions amount to rights abuses amid Iran’s crackdown on dissent.