Iran: Physical abuse of a young woman in prison drove her to commit suicide

This young Kurdish engineer took her life after being abused in a prison in Iran

A young Kurdish female engineer from the city of Kermanshah committed suicide after being raped and then released from a prison.
According to the reports, Mahdis Mir Ghavami ended her life immediately after coming out of the detention of Kermanshah Intelligence Bureau. The news leaked out on Wednesday, February 22nd reporting that Mahdis Mir Ghavami was summoned to the Intelligence Bureau on Tuesday, January 24th and got jailed for two days. She then committed suicide as soon as she got released. This young engineer had attempted suicide by taking Aluminium phosphide poisoning tablet.
The report added that the intelligence agents have seriously threatened the family of Mahdis Mir Ghavami as soon as she committed suicide. The news of her suicide was not leaked in the media since the intelligence agents intimidated her family not to publicize the news about the suicide of their daughter.
Mirovayeti Website also reported that a girl named Hananeh Shalir Farhadi had been earlier detained for 4 months in the Intelligence Bureau. She also ended her life as soon as she got released from jail. She was an educated girl from Kermanshah holding BA certificate.

https://www.mojahedin.org/newsen/53426/Iran