Life in Iran: Not Even Fit for Dogs
Iranian repression continues apace: Iranian Man Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail, 30 Lashes for Walking Dog
A 70-year-old Iranian man was arrested and sentenced to four months in jail and 30 lashes for walking his dog, Adnkronos.com reported Tuesday. Police caught the man on the street with his dog in Shahr Rey, a suburb of Tehran.
Owners of domestic animals are forbidden from taking them on the streets of the city because Islam considers dogs to be impure. An Islamic judge later charged the man for "disturbing the public order,” Adnkronos.com reported.
Four months in jail and 30 lashes for walking a dog.
Yeah, but what if it had been a woman walking a female dog ????
Ted
Posted by: Ted wallace | February 21, 2008 at 08:30 PM
Not true.
http://www.diversetraveller.com/Images/Articles/47/iran_girl.jpg
Posted by: tami | February 23, 2008 at 07:44 PM
Tami, a photo of women walking a dog in Iran in the past (which is what the photo you link to appears to be) is interesting but does not show that the news story is untrue. A man has been sentenced to time in jain and lashes for having walked a dog. Iran is currently restricting many freedoms that its people once enjoyed.
Posted by: Gina Cobb | February 24, 2008 at 01:44 AM