V. is 31, born in 1990, met her partner at 20. At the time, she was not working. They moved in together and had two children. V.’s journey at the Women’s Anti-Violence Center lasted a year.
For four years, I stayed at home. He wouldn’t let me go anywhere.
I couldn’t work, I couldn’t have friends. I had to stay home and take care of the children. I wasn’t even allowed to do the shopping. He controlled everything. I couldn’t go beyond the yard. If I did, we would fight and he would hit me.
The courtyard door of V.’s home, photographed from the inside.
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