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RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment

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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment

www.france24.com

RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Authorities in Iran are trying to enforce laws obligating women to cover their hair by sending them into psychological treatment. While healthcare organisations warn the country’s judiciary is hijacking…
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    Ah the “I’m not crazy! You are!” Stage of deranged authoritarians

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    A justice system criticised by Iran’s psychiatrists

    Thank goodness. Hopefully they all fight against this blatant exploitation of psychiatry to persecute and control women.

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      And hopefully that means this abuse will fall flat anyway. Mandatory sessions where the doctor asks, “Can you believe this shit?”

      Or, per their expertise, providing coping mechanisms for dealing with this authoritarian horseshit.

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        Assuming they are being sent to the sane ones.

        Its more probable they have a list of doctors in alignment with the govts ideology, and who knows what would go on in name of psychology counselling.

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    Right back to the “hysteria” diagnostics era for “rebelious women”

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    Some of the people with the biggest set are the Iranian girls defying the hijab order from the government. ✊🏽

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    once again vestigial-tail of humanity, religion, rears its ugly head.

    all religion is bday, mkay.

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    Religious people should be locked up.

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    Knowing Iran this is no surprise.

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      who would this be a surprise to??

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    I’m starting to think that ayatollah guy isn’t on the up and up. Been smoking those left-handed cigarettes if you ask me.

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    Sick …

  • YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Iran is an insane unhinged country, I seriously wish we could help them and Afghans because the mess we left in Afghanistan is really heartbreaking to see

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      Last time in 1979 USA and UK help them and it ended up like this.

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      The US caused it! The best they can do is stay out of it and not “try to help”

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    ReLiGiOn

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    Where the hell are Western feminists?? 🤦

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      In the West?

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