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The story of a young woman arrested on a Tehran street for distributing pro-democracy literature in 1981 reveals the workings of a despotic regime in suppressing voices of reason and consolidating power. A Prison Story - Iran, tells a young womans’ joining the opposition to the new Islamic regime when her dream of a free society fails to materialize. After her arrest she enters Iran’s political dangerous system and endures a physical and psychological brutality that deeply wounds her sense of self.This book is a testimony of bravery and fear, honesty and betrayal and ultimately, hope and victory.
This book describes the pain of young girls that were imprisoned for many years in Iran's political prisons. It was written with truth and honesty, and I know this is so, because I was there to witness the cruelty of the process. She presented things with unexaggerated truth, no lies, and explained the inhumanity of the situation. Mehri was under a lot of pressure to cooperate with the guards, but she kept her poise and dignity and successfully kept secrets that could have endangered people that I know.Mehri and I disagree on various ideological aspects, but I've always respected her character and integrity. I remember one time when I was being tortured in the same room where Mehri had just been tortured ahead of me. I was blindfolded before my torture, so I couldn't see much before I was tortured. But afterward, when my blindfold was removed, I was amazed by all the blood splattered on the walls, floor and ceiling (I thought it was mine). The guard laughed and said not to be so proud - that was Mehri's blood.