Iran's elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has arrested 60 people for throwing a mixed-gender party in Bishwa, southeast of Tehran.
The commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the city of Bishwa, Samad Sultani, told Iranian media on Saturday that his forces arrested 60 people for participating in a mixed party.
Samad Sultani revealed that his forces seized narcotic drugs in the house where the party was hosted.
Iran considers holding mixed parties a part of the “Western cultural invasion” and participants of these parties face harsh penalties, ranging between fines and imprisonment.
The conservative republic had imposed laws this year that further restrict “immoral” behavior by encouraging citizens to report people for not wearing the hijab, hosting mixed-gender parties or drinking alcohol.
Iran regime invites people to turn in their neighbors via text message for 'moral crimes'.
— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) June 12, 2019
People could be reported for removing their hijab, hosting mixed-gender parties, drinking alcohol, or posting anything 'immoral' to social media.https://t.co/6T6W37hBMc
One Twitter users criticized the conservative state of Iran in a sarcastic Tweet, pointing out that the Islamic republic’s bad relationship with Western countries, compulsory hijab, banning parties and getting involved in the Iraq war are bringing the nation to the ground.
Would love to know why these people are so angry & terrified of an Iran where there are friendly ties w/ western countries, no hejab requirement, no cops busting mixed gender parties, no money going to militias in Iraq, and an economy becoming a frontier/emerging market success.
— Farhad Alavi (@FarhadAlavi) December 23, 2019
