Iran: 3rd phase of "moralisation campaign" to kick off.
Primavera - Botticelli Going to the mountains? Or a park? Singing? Laughing out loud?
You're busted, buddy.
A new phase of the Iranian government's moralisation campaign is due to kick off on Friday, and "is set to intensify over summer" said police chief General Ahmad Reza Radan. "The third phase involves the cleaning up of our parks and of our mountains of immoral elements which prevent families from passing their weekends peacefully."
Behaviour in holiday spots, which is not in adherence with strict Islamic morality, will be punished. As well as dressing in appropriately, this could involve listening to music, singing or laughing out loud or walking hand in hand.
And don't EVEN be thinking of going to a promiscuous party.
140 young people, both male and female, were arrested during "promiscuous" parties organised in private homes.
Some interesting numbers from the article. Up to this point almost 63,000 women have been arrested for being "malveiled", half of them "business women" (uppity beyotches). 2500 businesses, internet cafes and restaurants have been closed down and over 8000 "offenders of public morals" have been arrested, 2000 remain in custody. 350,000 indecent and offensive CD's and DVDs have also been destroyed.
And how about this?
The news agency FARS, which is close to the Tehran government, also reported that some 175 'indecent' paintings and sculptures at Tabriz, the capital of Iranian Azerbaijan. Among those seized in a shop there was a reproduction of the famous Primavera by Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli which has near naked figures cavorting in a pastoral scene.
You're busted, buddy.
A new phase of the Iranian government's moralisation campaign is due to kick off on Friday, and "is set to intensify over summer" said police chief General Ahmad Reza Radan. "The third phase involves the cleaning up of our parks and of our mountains of immoral elements which prevent families from passing their weekends peacefully."
Behaviour in holiday spots, which is not in adherence with strict Islamic morality, will be punished. As well as dressing in appropriately, this could involve listening to music, singing or laughing out loud or walking hand in hand.
And don't EVEN be thinking of going to a promiscuous party.
140 young people, both male and female, were arrested during "promiscuous" parties organised in private homes.
Some interesting numbers from the article. Up to this point almost 63,000 women have been arrested for being "malveiled", half of them "business women" (uppity beyotches). 2500 businesses, internet cafes and restaurants have been closed down and over 8000 "offenders of public morals" have been arrested, 2000 remain in custody. 350,000 indecent and offensive CD's and DVDs have also been destroyed.
And how about this?
The news agency FARS, which is close to the Tehran government, also reported that some 175 'indecent' paintings and sculptures at Tabriz, the capital of Iranian Azerbaijan. Among those seized in a shop there was a reproduction of the famous Primavera by Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli which has near naked figures cavorting in a pastoral scene.
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