News of
gangrape of girls in Iranshahr, southeast Iran, and attempts made by local judiciary officials to sweep the entire dossier under the rug, are raising extreme anger among Iran’s minority Baluchi community, and across the country.
A group of locals rallied outside their governor’s office on June 17, demanding the arrest and punishment of those who gang raped 41 women and girls in this city. Reports indicate the perpetrators of this repulsive crime enjoyed support from state-associated security forces.
Revelations of this case and judiciary officials attempting to minimize, and even deny the case altogether, raised enormous anger in different social media platforms. Many users were seen using the Farsi hashtag (#دختران_ايرانشهر) (Iranshahr girls) seeking support for the victims.