A man was publicly flogged outside a hospital in Sirjan, in Kerman Province, southern Iran. The news was published by the state-run Rokna news agency on March 10, 2018.
The 37-year-old victim had been sentenced to one year behind bars and 74 lashes for involving a group fight.
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