NCRI – The Park Management Organization (PMO) prohibited women riding on bicycles to enter parks in Karaj 40 kilometers west of the capital.
PMO hanged signs banning women cyclists from riding their bikes in the city's parks and outdoor greens.
Mullahs' officials defended the move calling it "immoral" and against "Islamic dress codes."
Riding bikes has become very popular among female college students. In the scorching summer heat of Tehran and other cities the outdoor sport would give women some comfort. Although, women were very cautious about what they wore when riding not to get into trouble with the so-called "boosting public security plan" in effect since April 2007, the new order stop them from biking.
The so-called "boosting public security plan" was first introduced in April 2007 to combat popular uprisings. Mass street arrests of hundreds of thousands of women and youth under the pretext of "mal-veiling" and cracking down on "thugs and hooligans" followed. In the same period, more than 300 prisoners were sent to gallows.
Mullahs' human rights violations cannot be evaluated by customary standards. On July 25, in the notorious Tehran Evin prison 29 prisoners were sent to gallows. The action brought unanimous condemnation by the international community for the ruling clerics in Iran. However, it made no difference when the following week the regime's henchmen hanged 10 more prisoners to set another record high even by their own standards.
