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Surena's gun

This is the hand of Surena and her play gun. She kept it as a memory from the time when she faced violence by her ex husband. Even after she got out of the violence, she used to take this gun with her whenever she needed to leave the house, because she was too scared to be attacked, especially in the night.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Havana, Cuba
Copyright: © Ulla Deventer