Incarceration

When the Shah fled Iran in 1979, the happy, uneventful life that Farzaneh had known was shattered. Promised freedoms were eroded and universities closed in 1980, which led Farzaneh and her university friends to become involved in political activities aligned with Mojahedin. At the age of 21, Farzaneh was amongst many arrested at a massive protest of an estimated 500,000 people and spent the next five years imprisoned. Her time in prison was harrowing. The conditions harsh. They were tortured and