Persian Twitter is abuzz with stories of sexual abuse experienced by men as well as women. The alleged abusers happen to be some of the prominent academics, artists, authors, and seminary teachers in #Iran. #MeToo #تجاوز#آزارجنسی#ساکت_نباشیم#سکوت_نکنیم
— SAMRI (@SAMRIReports) August 23, 2020
— SAMRI (@SAMRIReports) August 23, 2020
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I was posting this email I got from Muslim women alleging sexism, harassment & I got censored by #Cair. Means #metoo allegation must be investigated. What has #Cair #NihadAwad to hide?Pressure in our community to stay silent? Why? cos we are women? @RashidaTlaib @RepAndreCarson pic.twitter.com/Fkt6JB8JmR
— Anila Ali (@anilaali) December 21, 2020
— Anila Ali (@anilaali) December 21, 2020
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RT @NickKristof: Another big step forward for #MeToo accountability: R. Kelly is found guilty on racketeering and sex trafficking. I do believe that there's a role for sensitivity training, but I think what REALLY works to change behavior is ending impunity and making abusers pay a price.
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Sep 27, 2021
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Sep 27, 2021
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Another big step forward for #MeToo accountability: R. Kelly is found guilty on racketeering and sex trafficking. I do believe that there's a role for sensitivity training, but I think what REALLY works to change behavior is ending impunity and making abusers…
RT @SAMRIReports: Iraqi girl was repeatedly raped by her father. She fled home to seek solace at Imam Kadhim's shrine in Baghdad where a man offered to help her but took her to sex traffickers instead. She escaped, approached authorities but was convicted of prostitution and jailed. #MeToo https://t.co/9oreyn7Qhu
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
Twitter
Iraqi girl was repeatedly raped by her father. She fled home to seek solace at Imam Kadhim's shrine in Baghdad where a man offered to help her but took her to sex traffickers instead. She escaped, approached authorities but was convicted of prostitution and…
RT @SAMRIReports: Bahram Haqparast, a famous Quran teacher in #Iran, is accused of sexually assaulting students in #Amalesh city, Gilan province. He was fined for sending sexually explicit messages to the mother of one of students. Local Friday prayer cleric intervened to close the case. #MeToo https://t.co/INHsGpKvtp
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
Twitter
Bahram Haqparast, a famous Quran teacher in #Iran, is accused of sexually assaulting students in #Amalesh city, Gilan province. He was fined for sending sexually explicit messages to the mother of one of students. Local Friday prayer cleric intervened to…
RT @IranWireEnglish: According to the Tehran police chief, Keyvan Emamverdi confessed to raping “more than 300” women over 10 years. The case is now on trial and his lawyers are accusing the #MeToo movement of being “Zionists”. https://t.co/DjnNQRiGsb #truth
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Jul 11, 2022
Iranwire
#MeToo Branded a 'Zionist Movement' in High-Profile Tehran Rape Trial
In October 2020, a Tehran University archaeology graduate named Keyvan Emamverdi was arrested in the Iranian capital. According to the T ...
RT @SAMRIReports: Afghan girl claims that Qari Saeed Khosty @SaeedKhosty, former spokesman of #Taliban's interior ministry, tortured, sexually harassed and forced her to marry him. #MeToo https://t.co/IXE0nJTH7x
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Aug 30, 2022
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Aug 30, 2022
Pakistan: A head constable & 3 other cops in Haripur district, KP province have been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in custody, filming the act, and registering a case of theft against him in a bid to silence him. #MeToo https://t.co/CkgMUZqh22
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Mar 1, 2023
— FJ (@Natsecjeff) Mar 1, 2023
The Express Tribune
Haripur cops accused of raping teenage boy
Victim’s father says son kept in illegal detention for two days