Iran arrests 260 people for spreading 'satanism and nudity' ( abcnews.go.com )

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.

secretlyaddictedtolinux ,

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.

Allero ,

Men and women were equally represented, so that must've been a gathering of all if that's the case.

secretlyaddictedtolinux ,

there could be lesbians there. i still think "satanism and nudity" probably means they are arresting LGBT people, but it's hard to know

afraid_of_zombies ,

It is always awful to see what happens when a religion like Islam does when it takes over.

Socsa ,

That's just the multipolar world kicking in.

Burn_The_Right ,

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.

rotkehle ,

completely agree with your words.

whotookkarl ,
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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.

CanadaPlus ,

And then (at least) molested the people they arrested.

Glowstick ,

If a private citizen from a western country decided to go to Iran against all of the highest level warnings, then i have to sympathy for them.

Beryl ,

I understand the sentiment, although I still do have sympathy for them. The thing is, everyone knows by now that any westerner will likely be arrested by the Iranians on bogus pretext, and then used as a bargaining chip to alleviate some of the international sanctions. In the meantime, you're pretty much guaranteed to spend a couple years in prison, and probably be raped too if you're a woman.

LostWon ,

I've been meaning to look into the history of how the secular left was crushed in much of the Middle East. Thanks for the reminder.

homesweethomeMrL ,

TL;DR: Force

Socsa ,

Those hexbears would be very upset with this comment if they could read.

Fedizen ,

US and Eastern Europe religious fundamentalists taking notes.

wurzelgummidge ,

In America they are called Republicans

FlyingSquid Mod ,
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Those sound like my sort of people! Hail Satan and off with my pants!

Gsus4 ,
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NO RULES™

Gsus4 , (edited )
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Sounds like they busted a Eurovision watch party :/

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