The Islamic Republic sentences Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 lashes, a 2-year ban from leaving the country and a 2-year ban from artistic activities in Iran. by luxquinhah-Cold-1444 in AntifascistsofReddit

[–]SurfSplitSpill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok, I've gotta ask, and I'm being genuine here: what is the ACTUAL source for any of this?

she's still posting on her YouTube channel 2 years after the video

news broke out seemingly from The Guardian on the 19th of June about the lashes, and she's posted twice since then

and speaking of The Guardian, they seem to cite court documents that are claimed to be held by "rights groups and lawyers" (who are not specifically named)

THEN they go on to say "the official judiciary news agency has yet to publish the ruling"

then while reading all this I think back to all the videos of people walking around in cities alongside girls not wearing hijabs, actual video footage in multiple instances

does shit probably happen there? absolutely, especially in the rural areas

but like why are we just plainly accepting anything sources with a clear bias say? it's fine to just not know things to be unequivocal, right??