Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment - eviltoast
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…
  • fear@kbin.social
    39·
    1 year ago

    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.

    • mindbleach@lemmy.world
      27·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • nestEggParrot@lemmy.sdf.org
        25·
        1 year ago

        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.