Iranian police arrested over 260 other people at an underground tune competition this weekend, branding the development a “satanist accumulating”.
In step with Iran World assets, police made the mass arrest within the Shahriar space of Tehran province Friday.
The semi-official Tasnim Information Company, connected to the Islamic Innovative Guards Corps (IRGC), reported that the attendees had been embellished with “indicators and emblems of Satanism” on their apparel and equipment. The government additionally claimed they seized alcohol and psychedelic medication.
The incident is a part of a broader crackdown on rock and steel tune in Iran, the place such genres are often and baselessly related to satan worship by way of the federal government.
In spite of the heavy-handed techniques of the police and the IRGC intelligence, all folks except for for the development organizer had been launched.
A bunch of Georgian musicians invited to accomplish, together with their supervisor, had been passed over to their embassy in Tehran.
