Iran lashes woman in public
A woman has received 100 lashings in the town of Golpayegan, central Iran. State-run Serat News Agency the punishment on 27 April. Najafali Alyan, the government’s prosecutor in the town, said the lashings were punishment for adultery. The woman, only identified as S.T., is currently serving a 15-year prison term for an alleged role in the murder of her husband in 2012. This is the first time in years that state media has reported the public flogging of a woman. It comes as the Iranian government has increased its policing of women. Around ...
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