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As a result, the Tehran police chief,\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.farsnews.ir\/news\/13990604000758\/%DA%A9-%D8%A7%E2%80%8C-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%B0%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AC%D9%88-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%AF\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eannounced\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0on August 25 that the police had arrested a man who was accused of rape by multiple women on social media, and invited others to file their complaints with the police, promising to respect their privacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EYesterday, Hamshahri newspaper \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hamshahrionline.ir\/news\/556858\/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D9%87-%DB%B3%DB%B0%DB%B0-%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%82%D8%B7-%DB%B3%DB%B0\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E that according to the prosecutor\u2019s office the man is accused of 300 accounts of rape, and 30 women have filed complaints against him. According to the police, the indictment charges the man with sowing corruption on earth, a charge that can carry the death penalty.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe government\u2019s encouragement for women to come forward with guarantees for respect and dignity is a positive example. Access to legal aid, health care, counseling, and protection from retaliation are crucial for survivors to report sexual violence, as is training for police to handle such cases properly and sensitively.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe law itself has also complicated prospects of seeking justice. The definition of rape is overly narrow, and criminalization of extra-marital sex makes it risky for survivors to come forward.\u00a0 \u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESentencing is also a barrier. One of the women who has filed a complaint against the perpetrator \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/ronronnant\/status\/1315891592667058176?s=20\u0022\u003Ewrote\u003C\/a\u003E on her twitter that she wants to pursue her complaint until the end but opposes the death penalty. A lawyer who represents 5 of complainants also shared a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGhooshe\u0022\u003Enote\u003C\/a\u003E by them emphasizing that they should not be blamed for seeking justice against their assailants, and they also support reforming the law to remove the death penalty as a punishment for rape.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf Iranian authorities want to end the scourge of sexual violence, they should know that the death penalty is not only cruel and inhumane, but it\u2019s not an effective answer. 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