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804 Days In An Iranian Prison: Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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How Did You Cope With These Basic Needs?

Prisoners in Iran were not allowed to use tampons because they believe it takes a woman's virginity. They used these terrible, huge, fat nappy pads that looked like incontinenc pads for elderly people. This was all we were given for our periods. I wasn't allowed to shower at the beginning, except once every three days. So cleaning yourself is, i was a nightmare. It got marginally better when i was allowed to make certain grocery purchases once a month on a shopping list. But ye, we were banned from any cleaning products. Even with that money, we weren't able to buy bleach or o bathroom spray, or disinfectant,. Because they said, oh

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