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The same sort of thing happened in Iran after the 1979 revolution and it led to mass arrests and capital punishment. If you're interested in a good read check out Reading Lolita in Tehran.
If you're interested in this topic, I'd recommend Reading Lolita in Tehran. All about fundamentalism slowly chipping away at civil rights and the effect this has on independent, educated women.
Read about 1979 Iran - it happened a lot like that. You can also read Reading Lolita in Tehran (https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Lolita-Tehran-Memoir-Books/dp/0812979303) - and see how and why women supported the revolution, and what happened after.
Here's what life looked before 1979:
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/shah-iran#5
And some wiki background
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution
Last, what happened to women:
http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/womens-movement
One way to feel slightly more powerful is to arm yourself with knowledge that you can share with others. This week women activists in Iran were sentenced to 15 years or more in jail for removing their hijabs in public. I was able to answer comments on this post because I pay attention. I told you about it, now you know. Now you can tell others. That's why paying attention to what is going on in the world is so important. Two books you can check out are Persepolis and Reading Lolita in Tehran.
I have a whole list of reading material, but two slightly older books that are still applicable today to the plight of women around the world are Half the Sky and Ayaan Hirsi Ali's autobiography Infidel.
Knowledge is power. Even if you can't directly change the lives of those who are suffering, learning about it and making people aware keeps the victims from becoming invisible. Plus, you never know when dominoes might start to fall.