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An Iranian teenager was sexually assaulted and killed by three men working for Iran's security forces, a leaked document understood to have been written by those forces says.

It has let us map what happened to 16-year-old Nika Shakarami who vanished from an anti-regime protest in 2022.

Her body was found nine days later. The government claimed she killed herself.

We put the report's allegations to Iran's government and its Revolutionary Guards. They did not respond.

Marked "Highly Confidential", the report summarises a hearing on Nika's case held by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - the security force that defends the country's Islamic establishment. It includes what it says are the names of her killers and the senior commanders who tried to hide the truth.

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[–] [email protected] 167 points 7 months ago (26 children)

Morality police, coming to a republic near you if you don't vote.

[–] MeanEYE 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And a host to UN human rights council.

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 7 months ago (18 children)

That so called regime is a travesty. Hope the Iranian people can some day be free.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Some humans really are monsters.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This thread is filled with too many chest beating men who typically make it about themselves, completely minimizing this young woman's life and the crushing of the women's rights movement in Iran.

Chest beating comparisons to American politics, or ranking police violence in the world, dehumanizing islamaphobic remarks, some by opportunistic supporters of Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Jesus I hate some people more and more just reading the news. It’s so horrible. I wish I didn’t know the full extend of barbarism humans are capable of.

[–] FunnyUsername 8 points 7 months ago

Avoid history books

[–] fukurthumz420 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

you have to look. it's important. know what we are capable of and be prepared to fight it. most of you are good people. don't be victims.

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[–] unreasonabro 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The only thing that comes of ignorance is deeper ignorance.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Guys I really would like you to spare me I am 14 and this is deep takes, whenever I get notif I need to revisit this news piece again when I just want to erase it

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] anon987 19 points 7 months ago (30 children)

Islamic law allowed the distribution of female captives as spoils of war and for them to be bought and sold, becoming sexually lawful after a short waiting period to confirm they were not pregnant.

You are also allowed to rape your wives and slaves.

[–] negativeyoda 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The old testament says a lot of the same shit. Acting like this shit is exclusively Islam's domain is big bigot energy.

The whole situation is unbelievably fucked up. Fundamentalist Islam is in the mix but Islam in and of itself is not the cause.

[–] anon987 4 points 7 months ago

When did I say this shit is exclusively Islam?

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[–] unreasonabro 10 points 7 months ago

The right wing hears: Damn it! They've got it better than us... shit's unacceptabro

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

I am shocked. Shocked! Well maybe not that shocked.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Secret documents acquired by <Western news agency that spread Zionist propaganda before> showing <Country/Group Israel currently doesn't like> sexually violating female. Original documents and/or evidence cannot be shown

Entire thread filled with Islamophobia

Yep, it's Reddit time

[–] Neon 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

What do we call Tankies that defend Anti-Israeli Nations?

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[–] PiousAgnostic 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Why minimize the death of a protestor for a movement most of the world agrees with? It's kind of heartless.

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[–] PugJesus 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately unsurprising. Many such stories emerged, though many unconfirmed, at the time. The Iranian security forces were terrified that they might have to answer for their crimes to an angry populace, and so became more wretched and cruel than usual.

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