Iran's regime came for teenage twins. Their fate offers a glimpse of Tehran's widening death campaign

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Updated 15.9.2026

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Taraneh Rahimi *Romina Rahimi Marzieh Nourmohammadi Masoud Nourmohammadi anti-regime protests

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Sep 15, 2026

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Fox News - World4d ago

Iran's regime came for teenage twins. Their fate offers a glimpse of Tehran's widening death campaign

Iranian twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, 19, were arrested in Isfahan after participating in anti-regime protests. Four months later, their mother found them in prison, visibly abused and having suffered significant hair loss. Taraneh has been sentenced to death and 11 years in prison, while Romina received a 36-year sentence, as part of the "Isfahan Shohada Square" case where 10 defendants received death sentences. Their family alleges the abuse, including solitary confinement and threats of rape, was to force confessions, which Taraneh later stated were obtained through torture. This case highlights a sharp rise in executions and the suppression of dissent in Iran, with other defendants also reporting torture.

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Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, 19-year-old twins, were arrested after joining anti-regime protests in Isfahan.

— U.S.-based cousin, Masoud Nourmohammadi

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Taraneh Rahimi has been sentenced to death and an additional 11 years in prison; Romina Rahimi received a 36-year sentence.

— Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)

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The Isfahan Revolutionary Court issued initial verdicts for 16 defendants in the 'Isfahan Shohada Square' case, with 10 receiving death sentences.

— Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)

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The sisters' family claims their abuse was intended to force confessions, including threats of rape against Romina.

— Nourmohammadi

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Taraneh later told the court that admissions attributed to her had been obtained through torture.

— Taraneh Rahimi

Sep 6, 2026

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The Guardian - World NewsSep 6

Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests

Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, aged 19, were arrested by masked men identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps for participating in January protests against the Iranian regime. After four months of searching, their mother learned they were in Dowlatabad prison, where they were found severely beaten and injured. Taraneh has since been sentenced to death, and Romina to 25 years in prison. Their family claims confessions were obtained through torture and no evidence of violence was presented. The sisters' cousin, speaking out despite threats, believes Taraneh's death sentence is intended to instill fear in the population.

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Taraneh Rahimi was sentenced to death, and Romina Rahimi was given a 25-year prison sentence for participating in January protests.

— Iranian courts

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Iran has executed more than 500 people this year, including at least 29 in connection with anti-government protests.

— article

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Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were arrested by masked men identified as being sent by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

— mother, Marzieh Nourmohammadi

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The women's scalps were patchy from being dragged around by their hair, and their faces were bruised.

— US-based cousin

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Taraneh was told prison guards would rape Romina in front of her unless a confession was signed.

— US-based cousin