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Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by chrisandy100(m): 8:34pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video singing along to the American pop song Happy have reportedly been handed suspended sentences of 91 lashes and six months in prison for obscene behaviour. Another defendant who faced "heavier charges" in relation to the video was handed a suspended sentence of one year in jail and 91 lashes by the authorities, the Iran Wire site quoted their lawyer Farshid Rofugaran as saying. He was quoted as saying the verdicts had not been officially communicated to him and so he could not be completely sure about the information he had gathered. The sentences are suspended for three years, meaning that if any of the seven is found guilty of a similar offence, the punishment would then be carried out, he said. Iran Wire is a news and features website run from outside the Islamic Republic. The defendants, four men and three women, were detained by police in May after six of them were shown lip synching to Pharrell Williams' hit song Happy. The women appearing in the clip were bare headed in violation of the Islamic dress code enforced after the 1979 Islamic revolution. The arrests in May drew condemnation from the singer and his fans through social media, as well as indirect criticism from moderate president Hassan Rouhani. "The way to deal with cultural issues is cultural work, not policemen and [detention] vans and strong-arm tactics," the president told a gathering of conservative clerics in the religious city of Mashhad earlier this month. Link: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-19/iranian-happy-singers-get-suspended-sentence/5754694 |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by mike404(m): 9:04pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
"I will continue to show openly and inside me the total commitment to the Sharia movement that is sweeping all over Nigeria," Buhari said, quoted in press reports. "God willing, we will not stop the agitation for the total implementation of the Sharia in the country," Buhari said. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS NONSENSF IN NIGERIA IS TO VOTE BUHARI OUT ONCE AGAIN IN 2015 4 Likes |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 9:25pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
They deserved it. I mean, the sheer amount of filth displayed in the video is unparalleled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTSp5hJELOo |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by GuyFawkes: 10:43pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
EnlightenedSoul: They deserved it. I mean, the sheer amount of filth displayed in the video is unparalleled. Although they went a bit overboard with things considering the laws in Iran, but me thinks the punishment was a bit harsh. |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by thwarrior72: 10:47pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
EnlightenedSoul: They deserved it. I mean, the sheer amount of filth displayed in the video is unparalleled.You are a disgrace and embarrassment to that word "enlighten Soul" 2 Likes |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by thwarrior72: 11:07pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
mike404: "I will continue to showBuhari has never hidden his quest for a total sharia law and Islamic caliphate in Nigeria & is the architecture of sharia law in some northern state which subsequently bred terrorism. And this remains the reason he has remained unelectable each and everytime he contested for office of the president 1 Like |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 11:28pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
thwarrior72: You are a disgrace and embarrassment to that word "enlighten Soul" Lolll, perhaps I need to brush up on my sarcasm. |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 11:31pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
GuyFawkes: I'm confused as to what exactly makes them candidates for a 6 month jail sentence and 91 odd lashings. They mentioned the lack of hijab as a counted offense against the ladies, but listed nothing other than "obscene behavior" as the main offense. I'm wondering what kind of punishment skipping out on hijab normally gets you in Iran, and what "obscene behavior" is, and how much that gets you. The charges appear to be trumped up, even for Iranian standards. I don't see them as deserving of any punishment at all. 3 Likes |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 11:49pm On Sep 28, 2014 |
EnlightenedSoul:Evidently *notice my sarcasm too* Or is it irony? :\ 1 Like |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by thwarrior72: 12:05am On Sep 29, 2014 |
EnlightenedSoul:Sorry...my bad, I didn't realise it was a sarcasm.........pardon me please 1 Like |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 12:07am On Sep 29, 2014 |
BoboYekini: Evidently Loll, don't sweat it. They're very easy to mix up, especially for the non-native English speaker. Alas, I used to be the queen of sarcasm! Now, I fear it's practically undetectable |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 12:08am On Sep 29, 2014 |
thwarrior72: Sorry...my bad, I didn't realise it was a sarcasm.........pardon me please Not a problem. It was probably weak! |
Re: Iranians Sentenced to 6 Months in prison, 91 Lashes over Williams "Happy" Video by Nobody: 9:30am On Sep 29, 2014 |
EnlightenedSoul:weak kitten |
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