I was reading the News Headlines on Iranian.com today and I noticed two news articles, dated the same day:

1- sex with six a 'personal and minor' affair

Iran plays down sex scandal [1] (Times 21-Apr-2008)

2- prison and lashes for peaceful protest

شش ماه زندان و ده ضربه شلاق برای فعال جنبش زنان [2] (Radio Zamaneh 21-Apr-2008)

I find it truly shameful that in Iran a woman who is arrested for a peaceful protest, gets convicted and beaten up, and a thug like Zarei can intimidate, harrass and brutalize women for years and when caught doing more than some poor souls have been executed for, his case gets downplayed.

Do these people really believe in God and the judgment day?

Please allow me to add, this was not the first time I ever saw such hypocrisy and injustice, I do not live under a rock and I am well aware of much worse criminal acts that have been committed.

Some oppositions have talked about a reform of the system instead of a
complete change of the government, I have to admit, I found them making a much more reasonable case that sounded peaceful and less chaotic... Now I can't help but wonder how long will it take for such a system to be reformed to a decent civilized and
democratic government?

IRANdokht