A woman in Iran identified as Roya Heshmati has been whipped 74 times by the police for ‘violating public morals’ after she was caught walking in the street without covering her head.
Wearing hijab is mandatory in Islam dominated states. Women who refuse to wear headscarf are punished severely.
Kasatintin.com has learnt that, Heshmati, 33, was lashed with a leather whip on Wednesday and also forced to pay a fine equivalent to £255 after being held in custody for 11 days.
Heshmati was initially sentenced to 13 years in prison,however her prison sentence was dropped by an appeals court.
She was beaten mercilessly across her back, legs, and buttocks in a dank room she likened to a medieval torture chamber.
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SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
