We cannot give Setareh’s real name or say what kind of work she does – no detail that might possibly identify her to the regime’s secret police. But we can say that she is a young woman from Tehran who loved going to work, where she could meet her friends, share stories of their lives and, of course, there was the guarantee of weekly wages.
'I haven't slept for days': Iranians describe mounting desperation after a month of war


