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Acid attacks on women in Isfahan

A series of acid attacks on women in the Iranian city of Isfahan starting sometime around October 2014, raised fears and prompted reports that the victims were targeted for not being properly veiled. As of October 27, 2014, at least twenty-five such attacks had occurred in Isfahan. At least one woman died and many more received severe burns to their faces and hands. Following public outrage over the attacks, the Iranian Parliament passed a law in 2019 that provided broader legal protection to survivors and increased the prison term for perpetrators of acid attacks.

The attacks were reportedly carried out by 2 unknown assailants riding together on the same motorbike. They wore helmets with visors down to hide their faces and flung acid into the faces of women who were walking or driving automobiles. None of the perpetrators were found, and as a result the victims were given blood money (“Diyah” in Farsi) from the government. Provided by Wikipedia