Document #1029874

BBC News (Author)

Gang rapes in Iran cause fear and religious controversy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-13777308

ecoi.net description:
In a town near Isfahan, women at a private party were abducted in May 2011 and gang raped; one week later, a female university student was attacked and raped by unknown assailants on the campus in Masshad; officials accused the victims of not wearing the hijab or headscarf in the proper fashion and general un-Islamic conduct
Country:
Iran
Source:
BBC News (Author)
Published:
15 June 2011
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-13777308
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1029874 (former ID 161712)

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