The head of the judiciary in Damavand announced the arrest of over 50 girls and boys at a "night party" in the city of Abasrd, stating that authorities became aware of the event after "monitoring social media." Mojtaba Mohammadi announced on Friday, July 23, that the organizers of this "party" had invited individuals through social networks to attend the celebration. According to Mr. Mohammadi, law enforcement officers "after monitoring social media and conducting necessary investigations, acted to dismantle the party and arrest its members with judicial authorization." He stated that during the arrest of these individuals, "25 liters of alcoholic beverages were also discovered" from the celebration. In recent months, reports of arrests in various cities in Iran for participating in "mixed parties" and "consuming alcoholic beverages" have increased. In June, the case of flogging sentences for 35 students due to their participation in a "mixed night party" in Qazvin faced significant protests and criticism in Iran, but Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje'i, the spokesman for the judiciary, deemed the execution of this sentence as "legal" and stated that the judiciary has "evidence and indications" that the "parties" held in several provinces were "guided by a specific current." Meanwhile, security police on Thursday, June 3, arrested 70 individuals, including "transgender" individuals, in a restaurant in the Farahzad area of Tehran on charges such as "consuming alcoholic beverages." In June, news sources also reported the arrest of 62 individuals at "a mixed night party" in Bandar Abbas and the arrest of 23 participants at a celebration in Kerman. In late May, Nabiollah Moslemi, the head of the protection and information center of the judiciary in Mazandaran province, reported the arrest of over 15 lawyers at a "night party" in the city of Sorkhroud in Mahmoudabad. The Bar Association criticized the publication of this news and raised ambiguities regarding the legality of these arrests, calling on judicial authorities to "investigate and take action and inform urgently and decisively."
Iranian Judicial Authority: Arrest of 50 Girls and Boys for Attending a Party
Over 50 young people were arrested in Iran for attending a night party, highlighting ongoing crackdowns on social gatherings and alcohol consumption. The arrests were made following social media monitoring by law enforcement. This reflects a broader trend of increasing repression against youth and social freedoms in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Iranian authorities arrested over 50 youths for attending a party in Abasrd, citing social media monitoring.
- Iranian authorities arrest 50 girls and boys
- Mojtaba Mohammadi announce public
- law enforcement officers monitor social media
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The arrests signal a continued repression of youth and social freedoms in Iran.
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