[ April 24, 2024 ]
This is the regime that Barack Obama did so much to aid and legitimize. The unimaginable savagery of Iran’s Islamic regime became public knowledge during Iran’s freedom revolution — the only freedom revolution — in June 2009, which Obama steadfastly ignored. He was only interested in aiding movements that were trying to install Islamic regimes, such as the “Arab Spring” in Egypt, not movements trying to remove Islamic regimes. Those of us who were liveblogging during that fateful summer witnessed the most barbaric slaughter and torture, while Obama did nothing and said less (unlike in the case of the much more benevolent Mubarak — whom Obama worked hard to overthrow). We are so fortunate, and the Iranian people are so fortunate, that Obama is no longer President.
“Iran: Young man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child,” Amnesty International, July 11, 2018:
The public flogging on Tuesday in Iran of a young man convicted of consuming alcohol when he was just 14 or 15 years old over a decade ago highlights the inhumanity of a justice system that legalizes brutality, said Amnesty International today.
Story continues below advertisement“The circumstances of this case are absolutely shocking, representing another horrific example of the Iranian authorities’ warped priorities. No one, regardless of age, should be subjected to flogging; that a child was prosecuted for consuming alcohol and sentenced to 80 lashes beggars belief,” said Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International.
“The Iranian authorities’ prolific use of corporal punishment, including on children, demonstrates a shocking disregard for basic humanity. They should immediately abolish all forms of such punishment, which in Iran includes amputation and blinding as well as flogging.”
The public flogging took place on 10 July in Niazmand Square, Kashmar, Razavi Khorasan province, where the man, known just as M. R., was flogged 80 times on his back. Domestic media outlets have posted a picture from showing the young man tied to a tree as he was flogged by a masked man, with a crowd of people watching at a distance.
According to the Public Prosecutor of Kashmar, M. R. consumed alcohol during a wedding where an argument caused a fight that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old. The public prosecutor has conceded that M.R. was not involved in the murder and that the flogging sentence was only for drinking alcohol.
According to the prosecutor, the “offence” took place in the Iranian year of 1385 (March 2006 to March 2007). M. R. was born in the Iranian year of 1370 (March 1991 to March 1992), which means he would have been 14 or 15 years old at the time of the incident. The flogging sentence was issued 10 years ago in 1386 (March 2007 to March 2008). It is not clear to Amnesty International why the sentence was carried out after over a decade.
Judicial authorities in Iran have imposed and carried out various forms of cruel punishments in 2018, including the amputation of a man’s hand for stealing.
“The use of cruel and inhuman punishments such as flogging, amputation and blinding are an appalling assault on human dignity and violate the absolute prohibition on torture and other degrading treatment or punishment under international law,” said Philip Luther.
“As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Iran is legally obliged to forbid torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. It’s simply unacceptable that the Iranian authorities continue to allow such punishments and to justify them in the name of protecting religious morals.”…
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24 Comments
5 years ago
Another example of moslems … just bein’ moslems.
5 years ago
Wow, I would have been flogged after every weekend.
5 years ago
Reply to
Oliver Wendell Douglas
The Iranians were such proud drinkers before they embraced Islam long ago, now it seems that religion has taken even that away from them.
5 years ago
this is the ultimate shitslam protectionism, meanwhile the mullahs….
5 years ago
This is islam, the law of the jungle is more just.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Indeed, and what is more sad, the Iranians were actually proud drinkers before Islam, especially their royal rulers! Nowadays…not so much. They have lost so much.
5 years ago
Oh those wacky Muslims, at their silly fraternity games again. The young man probably lost a bet…
5 years ago
Mohammed beheaded 700 Jewish men in one day. The rest were tortured and murdered by his gang. The women and children were kept as sex slaves. Muslims still brag about it.
5 years ago
Reply to
taxpayer22
Well…doing the math that is nearly 1 head every minute for 12 hours straight. I think that story is more BS to add to the list of BS to make this child molester into some sick superhuman which he clearly was not.
5 years ago
Reply to
Underestimated
You unbeliever, you k u f a r!!!! H e l l f i r e be upon you..
Read the k o r a n, where it is clearly stated that m o h a m e d (s h i t be upon him) did so indeed, although the number of victims varies somewhat.
5 years ago
Reply to
Underestimated
The Jews in Arabia were pretty much wiped out though, historically speaking.
5 years ago
Now only if he had raped a few infidels and humped camel and goats, he would be a good upstanding islamo.
5 years ago
I have seen muslim men who use “distilled Spirits” added to water, to purify the water, then waiting a few minutes before drinking it.
5 years ago
He’s pretty lucky. Looks like the man in the mask tied him up on their first date. Usually that would lead to him raping the tied man from behind. Then he would claim the tied man was gay and that he asked for it leading to his execution. Instead the masked man only beat him with a flogger which is probably much more enjoyable for the tied man. See it’s a happy muslim story…
5 years ago
You would think the statute of limitations would’ve expired on this “crime”.
5 years ago
Am aware of the abuse of alcohol, and do not condone it. But, muslims only know how to condemn and physically abuse those who drink. They hate freedom. While muslims believe only in excessive punishment, only Jesus can set free those who are addicted to alcohol. Have heard testimonies time and time again those who had been set free by the power of G-d.
5 years ago
I expect no less from the Muslims . An act of any kindness would be out of the ordinary
5 years ago
How do people live with these stupid Islamic evil laws?
5 years ago
Reply to
R. Arandas
The only thing that will satisfy a Muslim if all infidels die. The only thing that will satisfy me is that if all Muslims who follow the Koran die!
5 years ago
Ban ISLAM from the USA!
5 years ago
I hope they hang the ayatollah by the nuts soon
