The Redlight District of Old Tehran (Short History)

tehran brothal 2 At the center of the citadel is a small courtyard, piled high with rotting dirty tissues—remnants of the day’s work. The problems here are not petty ones such as the city council’s inefficiency in cleaning the streets; neither are they tearful stories of young girls losing their innocence. The real problems are syphilis, heroin addiction, violence and degradation.