02 June 2008

1000,s Arrested For Un-Islamic Behaviour

Fars News Agency, the Islamic regime's unofficial news agency has been barred from operation for 72 hours. Apparently for reporting the news of probable removal of the chief executive of the Central Bank!! The agency is a little upset but states that it will not falter in its pro regime propaganda. What a shame!

Meanwhile the agency also has a report on its site that the regime's security forces have arrested 1000 retailers in Tehran who were selling Un-Islamic goods. The report does not say what is un-Islamic, But its nothing really indecent. Most likely, they are items such as T-shirts with English writings such as Play Boy, which seems to have become quite popular with teenage boys and girls in the recent months.

According to the report a further 6,414 people have been arrested for un-Islamic behaviour, 5,492 of which were released after giving written guarantee that they won't repeat the un-Islamic behaviours and 924 of them were sent to the courts. The Un-Islamic behaviour, is probably boys and girls holding hands or hugging each other in the park or laughing and playing.

During the same period, 1,608 women with bad Hijab were also arrested, 954 of them were released after giving the written Guarantees and 114 of them were sent to the courts. 83 people were arrested in connection with organising parties, 36 of whom were released after written notices and the rest were sent to the courts; one place was sealed off; and !97 prostitutes were also arrested and sent to courts. So nothing new here and I don’t know why this piece of news caught my eyes!

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