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Students Lashed 99 Times For Attending Graduation Party In Iran

Iran flogged dozens of young college students who were caught dancing, jubilating and drinking alcohol at a mixed graduation party by the country’s “morality police” force. More than 30 students were arrested, interrogated and lashed 99 times within 24 hours of their college graduation party, where students had met under a potential volatile situation. Iran’s morality police were discretely keeping an eye on the situation and interfered when they saw morality was about to shatter to smithereens. The students were flogged 99 times to remind them to keep their desires under control, especially for banned substances and beliefs, and behold the power of the almighty and his justice. Middle East Eye reports: Iranian media on Thursday reported that the group were arrested after reports of mingling, dancing and alcohol consumption at a villa in the village of Qazvin, Mirzan province. All such activities are banned under Iranian “morality” laws. The village’s prosecutor, Esmail Niyarki, was quoted as saying by Mirzan online that women were “half naked” – meaning they were not dressed in chadors or veils – and “dancing and jubilating”. “The arrest of this many young girls and boys, who were half-naked, consuming alcohol and were engaged in indecent behaviour, hurt the public opinion,” the official [...]