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November 16, 2004
Iran: 14 Year Old Boy Dies From 85 Lashes For Braking His Ramadan Fast
Topics: Middle East News and PerspectivesMore on the 'peaceful religion', reported Nov 16, in IranPressNews:
A 14 year old boy died on Thursday, November 11th, after having received 85 lashes; according to the ruling of the Mullah judge of the public circuit court in the town of Sanandadj he was guilty of breaking his fast during the month of Ramadan.
The Kurdish site Rojeh´heh Lât reports that the young man´s identity has not been disclosed. He was scheduled for burial on Saturday, November 13th (after 3 days at the local morgue), in the cemetery of Beheshteh Mohammadi in Sanandadj. However due to the public´s realization of the events surrounding the boy´s circumstances the cemetery was stormed [in protest] and his burial did not take place.
According to informed sources, supervisors have instructed that the burial take place in the presence of his closest relatives, surveyed by security forces. Article Here...
Death for breaking a fast, it seems a little harsh from the perspective of a civilized society. I can't imagine that Sharia is very popular with women and children. Cudos to Dimmi Watch.
Posted by Hyscience at November 16, 2004 6:04 PM
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