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'''Prostitution in Iran''' is illegal, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. The [[Iran]]ian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat the growing prostitution problem in the country.<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> |
'''Prostitution in Iran''' is illegal, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. The [[Iran]]ian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat the growing prostitution problem in the country.<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> Establishing brothels is also a criminal act, subject to 1-10 years imprisonment. <ref>[http://prostitution.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000772#iran 100 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies]</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. However, prostitutes are visible on some street corners of the major cities. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652 Shorn of dignity and equality]</ref> <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> <ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652 Shorn of dignity and equality]</ref> <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 2002, the Iranian newspaper [[Entekhab]] estimated that there were close to 85,000 prostitutes in [[Tehran]] alone. <ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2189816/How to Spot a Persian Prostitute]</ref>. Police raids have also exposed child prostitution rings. <ref>[http://www.iranfocus.com/en/?option=com_content&task=view&id=1840 Iran in focus]</ref> |
The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. However, prostitutes are visible on some street corners of the major cities. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652 Shorn of dignity and equality]</ref> <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> <ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/2137652 Shorn of dignity and equality]</ref> <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 2002, the Iranian newspaper [[Entekhab]] estimated that there were close to 85,000 prostitutes in [[Tehran]] alone. <ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2189816/How to Spot a Persian Prostitute]</ref>. In 2006, an Iranian sociologist set the figure at 300,000. <ref>[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HK21Ak01.html Jihadis and whores]</ref> Police raids have also exposed child prostitution rings. <ref>[http://www.iranfocus.com/en/?option=com_content&task=view&id=1840 Iran in focus]</ref> |
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An Iranian psychiatrist, Mahdis Kamkar, believes the rise in prostitution is a symptom of broader social problems, among them "troubled families, divorce, identity crises and social contradictions." <ref>[http://www.thebody.com/content/world/art17937.html Rise in Iranian Prostitution Blamed on Strict Sex Rules, Economy]</ref> |
An Iranian psychiatrist, Mahdis Kamkar, believes the rise in prostitution is a symptom of broader social problems, among them "troubled families, divorce, identity crises and social contradictions." <ref>[http://www.thebody.com/content/world/art17937.html Rise in Iranian Prostitution Blamed on Strict Sex Rules, Economy]</ref> |
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==Prostitution scandal== |
==Prostitution scandal== |
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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.<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.<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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==Films== |
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"Prostitution Behind the Veil" by [[Nahid Persson Sarvestani]] is a documentary film about two Iranian prostitutes from middle class backgrounds and their descent into prostitution through deception and drugs.<ref>[http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1380 Prostitution Behind the Veil]</ref>In [[The Circle (2000 film)|The Circle]] (Persian: Dayereh), a movie by Iranian independent filmmaker [[Jafar Panahi]] that dramatizes the plight of women in Iran, two different types of prostitutes are portrayed.<ref>[http://www.salamworldwide.com/issues11th.html Prostitution in Iran on the Rise]</ref |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Prostitution in Asia]] |
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*[[Transsexuality in Iran]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 13:17, 28 February 2011
Prostitution in Iran is illegal, and incurs various punishments ranging from fines and jail terms to execution for repeat offenders. The Iranian government has considered regulating prostitution in order to combat the growing prostitution problem in the country.[1] Establishing brothels is also a criminal act, subject to 1-10 years imprisonment. [2]
History
The exact number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown. However, prostitutes are visible on some street corners of the major cities. Many of them are runaways from poor and broken homes.[3] [4] [5] [6] In 2002, the Iranian newspaper Entekhab estimated that there were close to 85,000 prostitutes in Tehran alone. [7]. In 2006, an Iranian sociologist set the figure at 300,000. [8] Police raids have also exposed child prostitution rings. [9] An Iranian psychiatrist, Mahdis Kamkar, believes the rise in prostitution is a symptom of broader social problems, among them "troubled families, divorce, identity crises and social contradictions." [10]
Before the Islamic revolution in 1979, prostitutes were confined to separate neighborhoods such as Shahr-e-no in Tehran. The new religious government demolished the district and punished prostitution with lashing.[11] Establishing brothels is also a criminal act, subject to 1-10 years imprisonment. [12]
U.S. assessment
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".[13] 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.[14]
Prostitution scandal
In 2008, General Reza Zarei, the Tehran police chief, was arrested in a brothel with six prostitutes.[15] His arrest caused embarrassment for the government of President Ahmadinejad, because he was in charge of vice in Tehran.[15] The prosecutor in the case remarked that Zarei exploited his office to profit materially from prostitution.[15]
Films
"Prostitution Behind the Veil" by Nahid Persson Sarvestani is a documentary film about two Iranian prostitutes from middle class backgrounds and their descent into prostitution through deception and drugs.[16]In The Circle (Persian: Dayereh), a movie by Iranian independent filmmaker Jafar Panahi that dramatizes the plight of women in Iran, two different types of prostitutes are portrayed.<ref>Prostitution in Iran on the Rise</ref
See also
References
- ^ "Human Rights Report: Iran". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. Department of State. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ 100 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies
- ^ Shorn of dignity and equality
- ^ "Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran". BBC. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Shorn of dignity and equality
- ^ "Drugs and prostitution 'soar' in Iran". BBC. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ to Spot a Persian Prostitute
- ^ Jihadis and whores
- ^ Iran in focus
- ^ Rise in Iranian Prostitution Blamed on Strict Sex Rules, Economy
- ^ To Regulate Prostitution, Iran Ponders Brothels, New York Times
- ^ 100 Countries and Their Prostitution Policies
- ^ "Trafficking in Persons Report". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. U.S. Department of State. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ 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) - ^ a b c "Prostitute Scandal Rattles Tehran Government". Spiegel Online International. April 28, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Prostitution Behind the Veil
