Official death toll rises; Arrested female soccer protesters to be lashed

SMCCDI (Information Service) challenged the reports in the mainstream media regarding the riots in Iran following Friday's Iran's victory over Japan in their qualification game for the 2006 Soccer World Cup. READ MORE

Foreign news agencies, such as, Reuters, AP, Xinhua or AFP have ignored the existence of street riots while echoing the official version due most likely of fear of seeing their correspondents expelled or due to their financement by major lobby groups interested in continuing business with the Islamic republic. ...

At least six demonstrators were killed in the Greater Tehran and several others in some of the riots which rocked cities, such as, Khoram-Abad, Esfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Sari, Ardabil, Babol, Rasht, Mashad, Hamedan, Mahabad and Oroomiah (former Rezai-e)...

SMCCDI challenged official reports that the people were trampled to death:

The Islamic regime's mouthpieces are omitting, of course, to mention why there were sudden un-controlled rushes to the stadium's exit doors when Iran's team came out victorious of the game; Nor they do mention why in case of such big victory, tens of buses, patrol cars and public materials were damaged or destroyed.

There are also reports that the women caught in the demonstrations will receive lashing.

Arrested female demonstrators are to be lashed for their "un-Islamic behavior" before getting released.

Foreign female visitors are exempted from such discriminatory law and can access the Iranian stadiums if respecting the mandatory veil.

Family members are afraid about the consequences of the methodic barbarian lashing punishment on the health of the arrested demonstrators who are mostly slim due to their often young age. The Islamic regime is applying the backwarded Islamic Sharia Law by which stoning, mutilation, amputation, lashing or eye for eye punishments are promoted.

More demonstrations are expected after the Iranian soccer team plays North Korea next Wednesday.