Exclusive Photos from Heart of Iran Show Secret Lives of Residents the Government Is Desperately Trying to Hide
The Worsening Shape of Tehran
If drug usage is fueled by extreme poverty, so is homelessness. Left without a job and a place to live, Tehran’s poorest resort to drugs to cope with the situation. This has led to the rise of two phenomena that have shaped the way Iran’s capital looks today: homelessness and dedicated drug streets.
With nothing but a camera, the News 12 reporters proved that homelessness and drug usage are hardly kept secret in Tehran’s darkest neighborhoods; much to the contrary, they’re in plain sight.
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