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Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Sep 2026
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Yes this is bad.
And also USA systemically tortures thousands of people for decades at a time and it's completely "normal".
Even for whataboutism this is a rather weak argument, like how is that even remotely the same.
When you discuss, say, an execution in the USA... do you also post Iranian executions?
Hmmm? Answer me.
Butwhatabout