"This is a turning point": Women in Iran are increasingly going public about sexual assault.
One of the most prominent men to be accused: The art star Aydin Aghdashloo. In interviews with the New York Times, 13 women accused him of sexual misconduct.
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One of the most prominent men to be accused: The art star Aydin Aghdashloo. In interviews with the New York Times, 13 women accused him of sexual misconduct.
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The allegations against Aghdashloo, an internationally acclaimed artist with political connections, span over 30 years. Most of the women who have accused him are former students or journalists who have reported on art and culture. One said she was 13 years old at the time.
In interviews, 45 people — including a longtime teaching assistant — all said Aghdashloo’s behavior had been known in art circles.
Several described him as a man who would elevate or destroy women's careers depending on their receptiveness to his advances.
Several described him as a man who would elevate or destroy women's careers depending on their receptiveness to his advances.
One photographer said Aghdashloo assaulted her, and covered her mouth when she screamed, in 2010 while she was at his studio to collect paintings for the gallery where she worked.
She said she quit her job and on her mother's advice, never went public or contacted the police.
She said she quit her job and on her mother's advice, never went public or contacted the police.
In art classes, former students said, Aghdashloo asked women to sit on his lap and shared explicit details of a fascination with adolescent girls.
Afarin, a Tehran teacher who said he repeatedly molested her at age 13, said she still avoids the street where he held class.
Afarin, a Tehran teacher who said he repeatedly molested her at age 13, said she still avoids the street where he held class.
Since August, women in Iran have come forward against over 100 men, some of them prominent figures, in a groundbreaking shift for a conservative society. Activists say legal challenges remain: "When she testifies that there was sex, she is testifying against herself as well."
Still, more women are asking how they can bring charges, said Leila Rahimi, a lawyer in Tehran who is offering them free consultation and representation.
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سیزده زن در مصاحبه با روزنامه نیویورک تایمز آیدین آغداشلو، هنرمند، را به سوءاستفادههای جنسی در طول ۳۰ سال متهم کردند.
به گفته یکی از زنان، «آوازهی آقای آغداشلو رازی آشکار بود، اما کسی اقدامی در این مورد نمیکرد.»
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به گفته یکی از زنان، «آوازهی آقای آغداشلو رازی آشکار بود، اما کسی اقدامی در این مورد نمیکرد.»
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