Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday.
The report said the suspects were arrested on Thursday night in Shahryar County, west of the capital of Tehran, for “spreading the culture of satanism and nudity.” It did not elaborate.
It was not clear how such a large number of arrests were made in one night — if the suspects were in one location, at some gathering or party, or not.
Gatherings where unrelated men and women are seen together are illegal in Iran and considered a sin under Islamic law.
satanism and nudity
Oh my god, that’s awful. Where?
Yeah, so I can totally avoid it!
Yeah, I would hate seeing those nude sexy satanists. They better stay away from my house, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500.
Goddamnit Joe get off lemmy or we’ll do to ya what Tumblr did to Alex Jones.
What was that?
Conservatives cannot resist harming, torturing or killing innocent, vulnerable people. This behavior is just unchecked conservatism doing what it naturally does.
There is no such thing as a “good conservative”. There never has been.
completely agree with your words.
Its like they are the US but 10 years in the future
Satanic Panic has a strong 1980s vibe. A country the size and industrial scale of Germany with the politics of the West Texas town of Bomont from the movie Footloose.
Was anyone else aware that nudity isn’t simply a case of undress, but a virus, which can be spread like chickenpox? I sure as hell wasn’t, prior to reading this story
“Even the babies are being born now… completely nude! It’s unimaginable”
“Soon, millions across the land will be showering, sleeping, and fucking, all without any clothes on. It’ll be the worst human catastrophe since The Black Plague swept across the medieval world!!!”
Won’t anyone think of the cutoff jeans industry!?
First they came for low rise jeans, and I did not speak out—because I’m more of a breast man than an ass man
Then they came for the mini-skirts, and I did not speak out—because I don’t wear skirts myself
Then they came for the bikini, and I did not speak out—because the corner of the globe I live in has 3 distinct seasons, and I don’t currently live near the shore
Then they kicked in the door while I was showering, and hauled me off to prison—and there was no one left to speak for me, or practicioners of nudity more generally
I read that babies are being born nude now!
Damn straight!!! Roe V Wade getting the chop here in The US has just exacerbated this plague even further
Sounds like they busted a Eurovision watch party :/
Those sound like my sort of people! Hail Satan and off with my pants!
NO RULES™
I am guessing “satanism and nudity” means LGBT people, and I am guessing it means a gathering of gay people, most of them dressed but some shirtless.
A nice reminder that we’d all be better off without Iran’s theocracy which supports terrorists for proxy fights. A democratic Republic by and for the Iranian people would be a major step towards lasting peace in the middle east
Yeah if only they had their own secular, democratically elected leaders. And maybe those leaders could even decide to nationalize their oil.
What could possibly go wrong for them?
Yeaahhhh…
That’s… That’s my point. My comment is lamenting the fact that Iran had that, and then the West fucked it up.
Did I just whoosh myself? Well played. Now I’ll have to take some time to reflect on this.
Unfortunately I’m afraid you did. And unfortunately I’m obligated to say “Congratulations, you played yourself.”
EDIT: I do appreciate you saying that though!
Nassar’s Egypt, Mosaddegh’s Iran, Sankara’s Burkino Faso, Obote’s Uganda, Lumumba’s Congo, Trujillo’s Dominican Republic, Sukarno’s Indonesia (Read the Jakarta Method folks), Goulart’s Brazil, Arbenz’s Guatamala, Guardia’s Costa Rica, Allende’s Chile…
I don’t know what it is, but democratically elected leaders in countries that pursued an unaligned status just have a habit of getting couped by reactionary members of their militaries for some crazy reason.
So… it’s fine if it’s my cousin?
US and Eastern Europe religious fundamentalists taking notes.
The sex obsessed wet blankets in the clergy morality police probably shut down a concert or dance hall they weren’t invited to where people were actually having fun.
So it was satan who’s fault that helicopter crash was.
It was the Jesus nut I’m telling you!
Just to spread the good news: Irans President died in a helicopter crash today
Woah is he confirmed dead? I heard there was a search ongoing but no confirmation.
Maybe he’ll survive long enough to be eaten alive by wolves.
Thoughts and prayers
May be premature. Crash site has not been found yet.
Naturally Iranian state media is calling it “a hard landing”.
According to BBC (10min ago now), it now has been found, and The head of Iran’s Red Crescent society has told state TV that the situation is not “good”. I guess that’s all they’re willing to say for now.
“…it now has been found, and The head…”
sounds like a horror film.
260 nude satanists sounds like a great time to me
In America they are called Republicans
