Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they’re using it again

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they're using it again

By Hannah Ritchie and Teele Rebane, CNNArman doesn’t sleep much anymore.“In my nightmare, I see someone is following me in the dark, ” he said. “I’m alone and no one is helping me.”He says his life was forever altered in early October, when he was arrested on the streets of Tehran for joining anti-government demonstrations, and then tortured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — known as the Sepah — for four days.The abuse was psychologic…

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By Hannah Ritchie and Teele Rebane, CNNArman doesn’t sleep much anymore.“In my nightmare, I see someone is following me in the dark, ” he said. “I’m alone and no one is helping me.”He says his life was forever altered in early October, when he was arrested on the streets of Tehran for joining anti-government demonstrations, and then tortured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — known as the Sepah — for four days.The abuse was psychologic…

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they're using it again

By Hannah Ritchie and Teele Rebane, CNNArman doesn’t sleep much anymore.“In my nightmare, I see someone is following me in the dark, ” he said. “I’m alone and no one is helping me.”He says his life was forever altered in early October, when he was arrested on the streets of Tehran for joining anti-government demonstrations, and then tortured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — known as the Sepah — for four days.The abuse was psychologic…

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they're using it again

CNN has spoken to almost a dozen Iranians who have shared first-hand accounts of torture in either the 2019 and 2022 protests, or who have had loved ones die or disappear while in the custody of authorities.