Mick Hartley

Yes, women suffer the most – but it's not just women:

Lashed for drinking wine in Iran!

I received this photo from Isfahan, where the authorities raided his house for holding a mixed party which is illegal under Sharia law.
Meanwhile, the “reformist” president of this same country where a young man was lashed for sipping wine in… pic.twitter.com/tnWgOwgb2I

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I received this photo from Isfahan, where the authorities raided his house for holding a mixed party which is illegal under Sharia law. Meanwhile, the “reformist” president of this same country where a young man was lashed for sipping wine in his own home is packing his bags to come to New York to the land of free speech and free-flowing wine. Should we expect him to lecture us on human rights and personal freedom while he’s here?

The man who received the lashes told me:
“They’ve made it so that even within the walls of our own home, we no longer have security or freedom to practice our beliefs. They arrested all of us, and after a trial without the right to defense, we were lashed for drinking during the month of Safar. Some people might no longer believe in Muharram or Safar—some may no longer want to be Muslim at all.”

In 21st-century Iran, citizens have no choice in their religion. Whether they practice Islam or not, they are punished under the harsh dictates of Sharia law for acts as simple as drinking, singing, dancing, or holding mixed parties. These acts of repression are reminders that fundamental freedoms, even within the privacy of one’s home, are a distant reality in Iran today.