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'''Prostitution in Iran''' may under some circumstances incur various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. Prostitution has increased over the past decade and the [[Iran]]ian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat this act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100595.htm|title= Human Rights Report: Iran|date=2009-02-25|work=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor|publisher=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref>{{Dubious|date=January 2011}}. In 2007, the [[United States State Department]] placed Iran as a "Tier 2" in its annual Trafficking in Persons reports, stating that "it does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004/33195.htm |title= Trafficking in Persons Report |date=2009-02-25 |work=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref>{{dubious|date=January 2011}}. In 2010, [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] downgraded Iran to "Tier 3", noting that the country makes no significant effort to solve trafficking problems, mainly in relation to prostitution and forced labor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/142759.htm|title=Trafficking in Persons Report 2010 |author=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |year=2010 |work= |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=6 January 2011}}</ref>{{dubious|date=January 2011}}.
'''Prostitution in Iran''' may under some circumstances incur various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. Prostitution has increased over the past decade and the [[Iran]]ian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat this act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100595.htm|title= Human Rights Report: Iran|date=2009-02-25|work=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor|publisher=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref>{{Dubious|date=January 2011}}. In 2007, the [[United States State Department]] placed Iran as a "Tier 2" in its annual Trafficking in Persons reports, stating that "it does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004/33195.htm |title= Trafficking in Persons Report |date=2009-02-25 |work=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> In 2010, [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] downgraded Iran to "Tier 3", noting that the country makes no significant effort to solve trafficking problems, mainly in relation to prostitution and forced labor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2010/142759.htm|title=Trafficking in Persons Report 2010 |author=Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor |year=2010 |work= |publisher=U.S. Department of State |accessdate=6 January 2011}}</ref>.

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The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. According to some estimates there are 200,000 - 1,000,000 in Tehran alone. <ref>[http://www.salamworldwide.com/issues11th.html Prostitution in Iran on the Rise]</ref>Prostitutes are visible on street corners in the city. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652]</ref>{{Verify source|date=January 2011}}<ref>{{cite news|title= Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran|publisher= [[BBC]]|date=|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/822312.stm|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>
some estimate it to be 200,000 while others believe there are more than one million women who sell their bodies in Tehran alone, which has a population of 10 million.
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The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. According to some estimates there are 200,000 in Tehran alone. Prostitutes are visible on street corners in the city. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652]</ref>{{Verify source|date=January 2011}}<ref>{{cite news|title= Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran|publisher= [[BBC]]|date=|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/822312.stm|accessdate=2011-01-12}}</ref>



In 2008, General Reza Zarei, the Tehran police chief, was arrested in a brothel with six prostitutes.<ref name=Spiegel2008>{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,550156,00.html |title=Prostitute Scandal Rattles Tehran Government |date=April 28, 2008 |work=Spiegel Online International |accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref> His arrest caused embarrassment for the government of President Ahmadinejad, because he was in charge of [[Vice#Law enforcement|vice]] in Tehran—he was expected to arrest prostitutes, not pay them for services.<ref name=Spiegel2008/> The prosecutor in the case remarked that Zarei exploited his office to profit materially from prostitution.<ref name=Spiegel2008/>
In 2008, General Reza Zarei, the Tehran police chief, was arrested in a brothel with six prostitutes.<ref name=Spiegel2008>{{cite news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,550156,00.html |title=Prostitute Scandal Rattles Tehran Government |date=April 28, 2008 |work=Spiegel Online International |accessdate=January 6, 2011}}</ref> His arrest caused embarrassment for the government of President Ahmadinejad, because he was in charge of [[Vice#Law enforcement|vice]] in Tehran—he was expected to arrest prostitutes, not pay them for services.<ref name=Spiegel2008/> The prosecutor in the case remarked that Zarei exploited his office to profit materially from prostitution.<ref name=Spiegel2008/>
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/822312.stm Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/822312.stm Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran]
*[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HK21Ak01.html Jihadis and whores]
*[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HK21Ak01.html Jihadis and whores]
*[http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,550156,00.html Prostitute Scandal Rattles Tehran Government]
*[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467739732&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull The silent screams of women and girls]
*[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467739732&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull The silent screams of women and girls]


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Revision as of 17:34, 15 February 2011

Prostitution in Iran may under some circumstances incur various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. Prostitution has increased over the past decade and the Iranian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat this act.[1][dubious – discuss]. In 2007, the United States State Department placed Iran as a "Tier 2" in its annual Trafficking in Persons reports, stating that "it does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so".[2] In 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton downgraded Iran to "Tier 3", noting that the country makes no significant effort to solve trafficking problems, mainly in relation to prostitution and forced labor.[3].

The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. According to some estimates there are 200,000 - 1,000,000 in Tehran alone. [4]Prostitutes are visible on street corners in the city. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.[5][verification needed][6]

In 2008, General Reza Zarei, the Tehran police chief, was arrested in a brothel with six prostitutes.[7] His arrest caused embarrassment for the government of President Ahmadinejad, because he was in charge of vice in Tehran—he was expected to arrest prostitutes, not pay them for services.[7] The prosecutor in the case remarked that Zarei exploited his office to profit materially from prostitution.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Human Rights Report: Iran". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. Department of State. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. Department of State. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ^ Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2010). "Trafficking in Persons Report 2010". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 6 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Prostitution in Iran on the Rise
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran". BBC. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Prostitute Scandal Rattles Tehran Government". Spiegel Online International. April 28, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
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