Iran’s judiciary has lashed 33-year-olds. Police say Block children are back with their father in Denmark

The flogging of a 33-year-old woman sparked outrage in Iran. As human rights activists reported on Saturday, the Iranian judiciary punished Kurdish activist Roja Heschmati in the capital Tehran with a total of 74 lashes. The woman herself drew attention to the execution of the sentence on Facebook and described it impressively. The Iranian judiciary has confirmed the execution of the whipping. These were carried out within the framework of the law, the justice portal “Misan” reported. The case caused widespread outrage among Iranians on social media.

According to the newspaper ‘Shargh’, Heshmati was arrested in April 2023 after publishing a photo without a headscarf, which is mandatory in Iran. She then had to defend herself against numerous legal accusations. A prison sentence of more than thirteen years had been successfully challenged, her lawyer Masiar Tatati told the newspaper. A punishment of whipping for moral offenses remained.

Heschmati announced her verdict in October on her Facebook profile, which is no longer publicly visible. On January 3, Heschmati wrote that she appeared before the authorities together with her lawyer after a summons. Despite repeated requests, she took off her headscarf in protest. She described the place where she was beaten as a “medieval torture chamber.”

More than a year ago, the death of the young Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini sparked serious protests in Iran. For months, young people in particular took to the streets to demonstrate against the Islamic system of rule. Amini fell into a coma after an allegedly violent encounter with the infamous moral guardians and died shortly afterwards. The state responded with extreme severity. More and more women are now resisting the obligation to wear a headscarf. (sda/dpa)