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Report: Iran investigating suspected IRGC trafficking of young women's hair after their deaths

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk
Report: Iran investigating suspected IRGC trafficking of young women's hair after their deaths

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TL;DR

A report from an Iranian investigative channel claims that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is suspected of trafficking the hair of young Iranian women who went missing and were later killed. The allegation has not been independently verified and comes from a single source.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A report published by a channel identified as specializing in Iranian investigations alleges that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is suspected of trafficking the hair of young Iranian women who disappeared and were subsequently killed. The channel, Maggie Tabibi, described the victims as having been 'slaughtered' and claimed the trafficking occurred after their deaths. The report provides no further details — no names of victims, specific locations, timeline, or evidence is cited. The source is a single source, and the claim has not been corroborated by any independent or official source. The Zioneer has no prior reporting on this specific allegation. The Iranian regime has faced longstanding international criticism over human rights abuses, including the treatment of women and the IRGC's involvement in extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, but this particular accusation of posthumous hair trafficking would represent a new and distinct category of alleged crime if substantiated.

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