Security Forces Screen “Pornographic” Film in Girls’ Secondary Schools in Mahshahr and Tehran
Security forces of the Islamic Republic, with authorization from the Ministry of Education, screened a “pornographic” film in girls’ schools in Tehran and the port city of Mahshahr.
According to “Iran Wire,” some security personnel identified as Revolutionary Guards and Basij members, with authorization from the Ministry of Education, screened “pornographic” films and images of sexual relations between humans and animals in girls’ schools in districts 4 and 5 of Tehran, as well as in the “Shahid Rihane al-Nabi” girls’ secondary school in Mahshahr port city in Khuzestan Province.
The Islamic Republic officials’ purpose in this heinous act was to make students understand that the protesters’ demands, which have lasted six months, aim to reach this point. In other words, they wanted to convey that people’s protests are meant to achieve freedom so they can freely engage in sexual relations and spread moral corruption.
Screening pornographic films in schools by government forces is not the first occurrence. In November of this year, this heinous act also took place in primary schools, which provoked severe reactions from parents and many people. They questioned how security officials could screen pornographic films depicting humans and animals to children at such a young age. However, due to security concerns, this news was not officially reported in the media.
Parents of several students in Tehran also reported threats from security forces in at least three girls’ secondary schools in districts 4 and 5 of Tehran. These reports indicate that male officers in plain clothes with a Basij appearance, along with security personnel carrying film projection equipment, identified themselves as Revolutionary Guards and Basij members, gathered female students in the school’s meeting hall, and without the presence of the principal, vice-principal, or teachers, screened films of sexual relations to the girls.
“Nejat Bahrami,” a journalist and educational affairs expert, stated: “Parents of students reported that the videos contained illicit sexual relations, and during the film screening, they repeatedly paused it and warned students that protesters are reckless, unrestrained, corrupt individuals, a bunch of drug addicts and criminals, similar to the characters in these films, and intend to cause chaos and mislead you.”
He also commented on the presentation of these films: “In the videos, they explicitly showed complete sexual acts to convey to girls that protesting women and girls are those who easily engage in illicit sexual relations and offer their bodies to ruffians and hooligans. They also showed footage of abandoned fetuses on the streets and said that girls who participated in protests are those who experience sexual assault and are reckless individuals who engaged in illicit relations with boys, became pregnant, and aborted and abandoned their fetuses on the streets. At the end, they advised them not to participate in these ‘games.'”
A student from another secondary school, whose identity cannot be disclosed for security reasons, stated: “When watching the films, many students were shocked and cried, and because they felt unwell, they were taken out of the class by the vice-principal, principal, and a veiled woman accompanying the officials, and then we were left alone with a male officer showing the films. They had locked the classroom door and would not allow anyone to leave. All of us felt terrible and were afraid of sexual assault.”
Many families are also protesting because their daughters experienced nervous shock after watching these films and were transferred to hospitals. However, due to concerns for their children’s security and threats from government officials, they have refrained from publicizing these incidents.
These acts by government forces and warnings about sexual assault by protesters are taking place while security forces have sexually assaulted women, men, and even underage minors who are protesters in detention centers and prisons to extract forced confessions, subjecting them to physical and psychological torture. Now they speak of sexual assault of women by protesters.
It appears that the criminal Islamic Republic regime, by poisoning girls’ minds, showing such films, and harassing them, intends to settle accounts with the women who initiated the popular uprising, so they can thereby distort public opinion and extinguish the fire of the popular revolution. They are oblivious to the fact that the Iranian people, with such incidents, will advance toward victory more firmly and steadfastly than before.
