Iran: Kurdish man receives whipping for clashing with Bassij militants

On August 19th a verdict for 250 lashes was carried out for Jamshid Gol Andami, a prisoner who clashed with a Bassij member in the city of Mahabad, in western Iran. This ruling was reportedly carried out while the prisoner was ill and in dire physical conditions.
Jamshi Golandami was arrested by Mahabad intelligence-security agents on June 28, 2014 on charges of “clashing with an IRGC Basij member”.

 (International Campaign in Defense of Human Rights – August 22, 2015)