As the Iranian regime starts to lose control, the obvious step for them is to clamp down. Hence, increased public executions to demonstrate their absolute authority. This thing can go two ways, utter repression of the populace through media blackouts, mass arrests and increased executions or student revolt and riots.
Executions In Iran On The Rise
In the past eight months, there have been 148 executions by public hanging in Iran. Eight of them have been carried out in Mashhad in the past 10 days, for delinquency. Preparations for the execution next month of 15 prisoners from Evin prison have been completed, and there are also additional prisoners who are waiting for their sentence to be carried out.
Source: Rooz, Iran, August 2, 2007 TheMEMRIblog
Update 6:08 PM: Let’s not forget this little piece published August 4th over at Reuters…
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian police detained more than 200 people and seized alcohol and drugs in a raid on a “satanic” underground rock concert, media in the conservative Islamic state reported on Saturday.
Iran, which has launched an annual summer crackdown on “immoral behavior”, bans alcohol, narcotics and parties with unrelated men and women dancing, drinking and mixing. Western popular music is frowned upon.
The police operation took place on Wednesday night in the town of Karaj near the capital Tehran, at an event with local disc jockeys, rock and rap groups performing, the media said.
“Most of those arrested are wealthy young people … who came to this party with the goal of attending a provocative, satanic concert,” daily Tehran-e Emrouz quoted a senior police official, Reza Zarei, as saying.
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