Hundreds Arrested in Tehran During Yalda Winter Solstice Celebration
vice police arrested more than 230 young men and women at two private parties in Tehran during the Iranian festival of Yalda on December 21, 2017. Yalda is a winter solstice celebration observed on the longest night of the year. Traditionally families gather and celebrate at home but people living in large cities also host private parties where women often do not observe the mandatory hijab and where alcohol is commonly served. the semi-official news agency Iranian Students News Agency ( ) that the raids took place in the Farmanieh and ...
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