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Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran,
Nov. 17 – Agents of Iran’s morality police flogged a young man outside the Open
University in the southern town of Behbahan,
a student from the university reported in an email to Iran Focus.
The man was flogged in public outside the university’s main entrance on
Wednesday at 11 am. His punishment last for about half an hour, according
to the student.
Morality police accused him of verbally harassing female students off
campus.
Thousands of young people are flogged in Iran each year on trivial charges
that include drinking alcohol, attending mixed-sex parties, and sexual
misconduct. Iran’s Judiciary views flogging as the appropriate punishment
for combating moral crimes, particularly among the youth. Islamic judges
insist on carrying out the punishment in town squares, as "a lesson
for all to see."
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