Roya Heshmati is a Kurdish activist who opposes the requirement to wear the hijab. After she published a photo on social media with her head uncovered, she was detained by officers and charged with “promoting promiscuity”. As part of her sentence, she was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison sentence, 74 lashes and a three-year ban on leaving the country.
An Iranian woman published a photo without a hijab
According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, a sentence of 74 lashes was carried out. Despite Roy’s pain, Heshmati refused to cover her head during the flogging. – I refused, even when he threatened to whip me and add another 74 lashes to my sentence. I maintained my position and did not wear the hijab. Finally, two women approached me, forcibly put a scarf on my head and handcuffed me so that I couldn’t take it off, she later reported.
Medieval torture chamber
Heshmati also described in detail the place where the sentence was carried out. The activist compared them to a medieval torture chamber. Inside there was a bed with handcuffs and a large device that had the shape of an iron easel. Handcuffs and an iron band were also attached there. During the whipping, the Iranian woman allegedly whispered: – In the name of woman, in the name of life, the garments of slavery are torn, our black night will end and all the whips will be thrown away…
The Mizan news agency, linked to the Iranian justice system, reported that the activist had been caned, while claiming that she was not convicted for not wearing the hijab, but for “promoting promiscuity” on the streets of Tehran after receiving money from an organized movement abroad. Heshmati’s defense attorney, in turn, noted that the charges were changed several times during the trial, from “propaganda against the regime”, “being on the streets without the hijab required by religion” to “damaging public modesty”, “creating vulgar content” and “encouraging people to commit crimes”. evil deeds.”
Source: Gazeta
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