Today, France's foreign minister said three French detainees being held by Iran face conditions that fall within the definition of torture.

Human rights groups have long decried how Iran treats its prisoners.

An opposition group recently said Iran executed 1,000 people last year.

That's the highest number in the country's modern history.

Nick Schifrin and NewsHour producers spoke to protesters inside Iran,

especially female demonstrators who have paid a heavy price in and out of jail, but remain undaunted.

It was a moment when hope was contagious, and Tehran students sing a song for freedom.

Among them a woman were calling Mariam to protect her identity.

Our women have gained more courage and boldness to demand for their rights and their right

to control their bodies against the system of the Islamic Republic that is patriarchal

and anti-women.

Mariam is an unlikely protester.

Her father is a retired officer in the regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, so her

fight began at home.

I come from a home that is more traditional and religious.

Until last year, I was still wearing a Chadur in front of my parents, which is a more heavy-duty form of hijab and coverage.

But now I go to many places without even a headscarf.

It becomes very hard to live in this home.

But anyway, I was stubborn enough.

I could survive it until this age.

She considers her work a continuation of protests that began in 2022 and became known as

Woman Life Freedom, Sparked by police who detained and are accused of beating to death

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