Iran: Inhumane lashing in public
Exposing regime crimes more important than ever before
Lashing by the repressive apparatus is nothing new in Iran, existing
from day one of the mullahs’ regime. The question is why has the lashing of
Ghazvin University students, and the deprived Agh Darre miners of Takkab,
gained so much attention and sparked such domestic abhorrence and international
condemnation?
The truth is that oppression, including lashing, has been one of the
main pillars of the mullahs’ regime in Iran seen across the country ever since
this regime rose to power. However, in these recent measures, the mullahs have
expanded lashing against other walks of life as a systematic method. This
includes lashing hardworking miners, continuously arresting and lashing youths,
college students and women.
