For 14 years, Sara Omatali kept her personal trauma under wraps,
unable to speak out about the ordeal she suffered in Tehran in the
summer of 2006. The former journalist, who now lives in the United
States, was sexually assaulted while interviewing a prominent artist in the Iranian capital. A week ago, she finally decided to break her silence on Twitter.
Omatali is among dozens of Iranian women who have recently taken to social media to denounce the sexual harassment and abuse they suffered. Some have used the #MeToo hashtag, coined in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
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Iranian women go online to break silence over sexual abuse
Omatali is among dozens of Iranian women who have recently taken to social media to denounce the sexual harassment and abuse they suffered. Some have used the #MeToo hashtag, coined in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
Read more:
Iranian women go online to break silence over sexual abuse
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