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Every day we're getting new insight into just how brutal the Iranian regime's crackdown against those who took to the streets has been.
Human rights groups now say the regime's security forces sexually assaulted protesters in custody, including a minor.
Let me walk you through what's behind that claim.
According to reporting by The Guardian, at least two protesters described sexual abuse they suffered to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network after being detained during an anti-regime rally.
A member of the network said the abuse occurred during their transfer.
One of those reported victims is just 16 years old.
Human rights groups say these accounts align with what they've been documenting across the Islamic Republic, particularly in Iran's Kurdish minority regions, where the crackdown has been especially severe.
This isn't new behavior from the regime, of course.
During the 2022 protests, similar reports emerged of rape and torture and beatings in detention, with activists warning at the time that sexual violence was being used as a tool of intimidation.
Since this round of protests began on the 28th of December, human rights groups estimate that roughly 20,000 people have been detained.
Arrests are happening faster, legal access is being restricted more aggressively, and information is being cut off almost entirely.
As I've mentioned, the regime has imposed a near-total internet blackout, making it increasingly difficult, of course, to verify events in the streets.
Even so, reports of deaths in custody continue to surface.