‘Women want their freedom’: Iranian student living in NI tells of fear for family and friends

People take part in a protest outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, calling for a regime change in Iran (PA)

An Iranian student living in Northern Ireland has lambasted the Islamic Republic for human rights abuses, and has called for regime change with “the help of the free world”.

Niki, who is from a small city in the north west of the country, chose to remain anonymous as she believed her views would endanger her family back home.