I've not checked the legitimacy of the photo, but the premise is important to note
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Or, you know, getting stoned in public, or never having equal rights in cases of rape or infidelity.
Not saying it was better under Pahlavi, but it certainly is not equal now.
in my whole life living in iran the only stoning I saw was on a American drama movie about stoning a woman in Iran.
"equal rights in cases of rape" ?? what? you know Iran has one of the harshest punishment for rape which unfortunately they only define as rape of women (not men). so maybe you are a mens' rights activist in iran??
It's estimated stoning isn't used that much ( if at all anymore), but there's an interesting inequality about it too
Overall death penalty seems to be really popular in Iran, estimated to be the biggest death penalty country per capita. And no wonder when you look at the offenses that merit death penalty
I am one of those that are for death penalty for some crimes.
most of what of the list you provided are not official. some of them are true and I agree with them and some of them are true and I disagree with them.
absolute majority of the death penalty in iran is for drug smuggling (not using).
when USA invaded afganistan the heroine trade boomed and wrecked a lot of families in Iran.
so the penalty is justified in the eyes of most iranians.
It does have a breakdown of some type in the article
so for example in 2022 49% for murder. this is death penalty for murder. which most countries used to have (and many still do). and in Iran (and maybe other muslim countries) there is the ghasas, which is death penalty for murder that the family of victim that request. it is not for other killing, like if you kill someone in an accident (car accident).
44% for dug crimes. it means drug smuggler (not user) which unfortunately because of Iran neighboring Afghanistan (a major drug producer) there are a lot of them.
this pressure on Iran for because of "Muh human rights" for death penalty is mostly using this number to say Iranian government is killing dissidents, which in my opinion is mostly bullshit.
this pressure even made many ordinary Iranians mad because the drug destination is mostly for EU and many Iranian border guards and police die in clashes with drug smugglers. this anger was to an extent that there was a call for government that next time EU harrased about this death penalties, Iran should just open its border and let the drug flow to EU.
I'm not a fan of death penalty in general. And having even the possibility of death penalty for stuff such as homosexuality or dissidence is fucked up as hell, dude.
Amnesty also has this sort of things to say
I am not saying the government is a saint. I am saying a lot of this is propaganda.
I saw a "dissident" that got death penalty and its supporters would show a picture of her just sitting beside fire and saying she was just a "social worker" then later the original picture with her holding a rifle and pictures of her training with terrorist groups came out.
the ironic part is one of the woman u named "Pakhshan Azizi" was/is hailed as "Kurdish-Iranian human rights activist". you can even just search her name but you have to do it in english and see a sea of website bemoaining a "human rights activist". with these picture:
but if you search her name in persian "پخشان عزیزی" you get these pictures too:
she is a member of terrorist group "پژآک"
I don't need to love my goverment to see when most of those who say "human rights in Iran" are funded by who.
if any one these people did one tenth of the stuff they did iran, in eu or uk or usa, they would not even get to a court. they would be gunned down.
I am against alot of dress code law or marriage laws in my country but the judiciary is in my opinion too soft on terrorist supporters in iran.
Another example: the right side is a post from "iran internatinal" that is a propaganda network that was funded by saudies but then bought out by jweish isis (israel). the left side is the original picture.
And because you personally never saw a stoning, you believe that they never happened?
That film was based on a book. The book was based on events that actually happened. Just a quick cursory search finds many other cases, here's an old incomplete list: https://mehr.org/stoning_list.htm
Yes. Go ahead. Explain what's the norm over there to the people who live there.
never said never happened.
Good thing propaganda doesn't work on you, you might have some pretty weird ideas
Propaganda works on everyone. Especially those who think it does not.
Even if it doesn't work on an individual, which there are ways to navigate it, it changes the discourse around the subject so much that the discourse itself has to be navigated as a politicized material condition. Campism, third positionism, apathy and disengagement are all effects of propaganda that individuals can't do much about regardless of how resilient, critical, or educated one is.
The best defense against propaganda is getting organized, having practical discussions and doing work that centers people who are the subjects of propaganda. And then, having political debates and making decisions democratically.
So I was being sarcastic but I appreciate your clarity and directness.
My state in the US kept a brain dead woman alive to use her as an incubator. Glass houses and all.