Iranian Authorities Plan to Execute Woman Through Death by Stoning or Hanging
- Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:48pm by
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Authorities in Iran said Sunday they are again moving ahead with plans to execute a woman sentenced to death by stoning on an adultery conviction in a case that sparked an international outcry, but are considering whether to carry out the punishment by hanging instead.
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is already behind bars, serving a 10-year sentence on a separate conviction in the murder of her husband. Amid the international outrage her case generated, Iran in July 2010 suspended plans to carry out her death sentence on the adultery conviction.
On Sunday, a senior judiciary official said experts were studying whether the punishment of stoning could be changed to hanging.
“There is no haste. … We are waiting to see whether we can carry out the execution of a person sentenced to stoning by hanging or not,” said Malek Ajdar Sharifi, the head of justice department of East Azerbaijan province, where Ashtiani is jailed.
“As soon as the result (of the investigation) is obtained, we will carry out the sentence,” he said, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.
The charge of a married woman having an illicit relationship requires a punishment of stoning, he said.
He said judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani ordered a halt to stoning in order to allow Islamic experts to investigate whether the punishment can be altered in Ashtiani’s case.
Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in 2006 after the murder of her husband.
She was later convicted of being an accessory to her husband’s murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
ABC News discusses the extreme punishment:
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Comments (125)
truemedia
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 10:39pmI think allah would prefer hanging than stoning! he is himself a more modern god than archaric stoning. What a great islamic culture. They just totally reject their own Prophet Jesus and his message of love!
Report Post »ZengaPA65
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 5:57pmWhy should they pay attention to Jesus message of love when His own followers don’t?
Report Post »knighttemplar999
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 10:21pmMuslims
Report Post »1776freedomofspeech
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 10:50pmYup!
Report Post »db321
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 11:17pmWhy are we wasting time on Muslim traditions – let’s have more articles on Tim Teabow giving credit to his Lord. Can you believe the nerve of this guy. Muslims are cool.
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 12:48amI‘ll pray for the woman because we’re told to, but quite frankly I could care less what laws they have in their cesspool Countries, or how they administer their Countries Justice. It’s NONE of our business, and a great deal of the anger aimed at the United States is because we have this ludicrous idea that our social standards, legal standards, and governance standards should be exported and forced on sovereign people.
We don’t want the tripe of Sharia Law in America. Why the hell should they accept OUR Laws and idea’s of justice there?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 2:42amOf course. What are you going to do when God demands punishment?
“If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death.” (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
So many of you refuse to accept the Word of the Holy Bible. I pity you and pray for your soul. You mock and ridicule the Word of God. Ye shall burn in the afterlife. So it is said, and so it shall be.
Report Post »robh
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 3:30am@jzs
There’s a new rule, a new law, if you will. It’s in the Bible. You really should check it out.
Report Post »Dagnabbit5
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 6:24amJZS,
maybe you’ve forgotten John 8:1-11
1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” 6 They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 7 But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. 9 When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court. 10 Straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 8:32amAll the ‘goofy’ leftist anti-death penalty groups in the US need to high tail it to Iran and show them the error of their ways. We can also watch their executions, too.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:06amWhere’s “Code Pink” when you need them?
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:14am.
Report Post »I don’t care.
If they love islam so much, then they can reap the benefits of it.
Bye-bye.
Secret Squirrel
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:16am.
Report Post »What’s the question?
Stoning or hanging?
I vote hanging, stoning has become boring.
The10thAmendment
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 3:40pm@ Secret Squirrel
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:14am
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Report Post »I don’t care.
If they love islam so much, then they can reap the benefits of it.
Bye-bye.
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EXACTLY right!
The10thAmendment
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 3:43pm@ Secret Squirrel
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:16am
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Report Post »What’s the question?
Stoning or hanging?
I vote hanging, stoning has become boring.
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If they put the Congress, SCOTUS and POTUS on trial for treason against the Constitution they could make a fortune putting the executions on pay per view. I’d vote for draw and quartering.
michael trigg
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 4:17pmuh-huh
Report Post »spirit of freedom
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 9:26pm@ jz tard, as usual you spout off incorrect info. the laws of the old testement were over ruled in the new testement starting with the death of jesus christ, i know its a really hard part of the bible to remember when it isnt convienient to your “story”. it is the whole reason he suffered and died was to save us from our sins. if you dont know the rest of the story as to how that occurs… pick up a King James New Testiment Version and READ IT! you do know how to read dont you? if not have some one read it to you, then they can explain the HARD parts.
Report Post »robh
Posted on December 27, 2011 at 2:56pmExactly.
It‘s Woody Allen’s
“I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”
but worse.
It is willfully ignorant and sacriligious of the words of God.
Report Post »newmexicopatriots
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:54pmWell, this is Iran for you. Barbarism. Terrorism. Brutality. Three words that definitely describe that country, it’s religion, and it’s policies. I feel for this poor women. Where is Obama while this is happening? Is he negotiating for her freedom? Hell no. Does he care. Hell no. It should be Obama being stoned. He is a sad excuse for a President.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 12:47amHe probably is gettin’ stoned,NEW ,just look at his AH policies
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:37pmHow good America is!
Report Post »American women have right for as many illicit relationships, as much adultery and debauchery as they want, and no one judge would say anything!
Hollywood even praises these things on a daily basis. Unlike those Muslim barbarians…
This is the freedom!
Dosrios
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 10:04pmTi prav.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 8:48amThere are some evil women out there.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:19pmif we executed women that cheat in America at least 50 percent of all of them would be stoned to death ..
Report Post »America is clearly the most sinful-godless country in the world
newmexicopatriots
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:55pmSo are you saying women in America should be stoned for adultery? What the hell is wrong with you?
Report Post »Dosrios
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 10:05pmEver been cheated on ? They should be stoned indeed.
Report Post »jaxson
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 5:10amwho do you think God Almighty prefers? those who sin and then ask for forgiveness from Jesus (like a majority of Americans do)or those who sin and never repent and follow a false god …muslims dont repent because they dont ask forgiveness from Jesus..forgiveness isnt even in the quran…..and as a reply to this story, he who is without sin cast the first stone….I find muslims way of thinking to be arrogant, acting as if they have no sin to be able to cast stones…..I wonder how many real adulterers are going to be throwing stones at this woman until she dies..i dont even believe she commited adultry. the true sinner is probably the one who falsely witnessed against his neighbour.
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 9:25amI know many of good men that were ruined by evil women. If a woman cheats on her man and it results in a divorce, she still cleans him out.
Report Post »Pappaw
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:15pmMs BJBF, I assume this woman is choosing to live her life the way she wishes to too? I certainly wouldn’t blame the media for the barbarism in your religion, that’s all on you folks!
Report Post »navypop
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:13pmGOD have mercy on us all . this religion is terrible .
Report Post »frank
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 8:59pmThe men she committed the act is probably like Herman Cain.
Report Post »frank
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 8:57pmWhere are these people are comming from?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 11:17pmThe Gates of He77 are wide opened. Your being tested.
Report Post »GloriaJH
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 8:19pmWhere’s the man with whom she committed this act?
Report Post »Sirfoldallot
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 8:34pm& women here r fighting 4 them , WTH ?
Report Post »Durangotarian
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 6:26pmWhats sad is that I dont even feel like this is news anymore.
Report Post »newmexicopatriots
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:59pmSo you don’t care that the punishment for adultery in Iran is Stoning? There is seriously something wrong with you if you feel nothing for this women. As someone said in a previous comment, God Help Us. These barbarians in Iran will answer to God for what they are doing…
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 2:50amDURANGOTARIAN, I know what you mean, it seems to be a common occurance. The world is spinning out of control nothing surprises us hardly. God help us.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 6:21pmHonestly, given the chance, that women would probably strap on a suicide vest and blow it up in a crowded church if she had the chance, i see almost no moderation in Muslims at all, and she is caught up in a barbaric religion, that im sure she would otherwse support…. I believe we have seen the Anti- Christ and his name is ALLAH …
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 8:37pmIt’s not a religion; it’s politics. It’s abusive, homophobic, misogynous and murderous … and worse. There’s a reason Rushdie called it “Satanic”.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:08pmThese people must be destroyed before it is too late and the propaganda sways even more idiots to the muslim way of “life”. Anybody see the B.S. show ABC “news” did on islam? Check out http://www.answeringislam
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:38pmDefine homophobic for me.
Report Post »Bombgod1
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 6:16pmThey are not executing the man as well since he is dead. The adultry took place prior to her and an accomplis (I know I katn spele) killing the husband. Someone above stated that this is their idea of civilization and when they grow tired of it, they will make the changes that are needed. Same for the United States, the changes will be made when the time is right.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 6:12pmVirgina envy!
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 6:08pmStoning OR hanging ? They’d probably like to do both.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot4God
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 5:57pmLET HE WHO HAS NOT SINNED… aww Jesus we miss you.
Report Post »patspeak
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 5:17pmEvil isn’t the word for Iran. Apathy is is more like it. That and all muslin nations grease the wheel that allows evil to spread. Apathy definition: having or showing little or no feeling or emotion
Report Post »CONNIPTION FITZ
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:41pmWHERE IS THE MAN? Jesus probably wrote in the dust, when the Jews brought the woman caught in adultery.
The despicable Mohammedans stone the woman, but never the man.
Many times this is a false accusation.
Or the husband didn’t want her any more.
Or her father sold her to someone or used her himself.
Or one of her worthless relatives ra ped her or bribed her with food because the only way she could afford food is to let him use her.
Did you know that some mohammedan fathers sell their daughters in temporary ‘marriages’ to tourists, then take her back when the tourist leaves the country?
Did you know the biggest market for por n ography in the world is Mohammedan countries?
Did you know the mass murderer Bin Ladin had a huge stash of p or n in his filthy home when he was caught and killed?
Did you know that Mohammedans use little boys as well as little girls for se x? That some wealthy Afgan warlords have hundreds of little boys dance for them without clothes on?
Did you know that since the so-called Arab Spring, mohammedans have crept into Christian homes and beheaded them?
Did you know during the Arab Spring that they have actually crucified two Christian brothers in Ivory Coast?
This religion should be forbidden, banned, condemned.
Report Post »No country that practices it should be in the UN or be allowed to trade with the USA.
They should receive NO aid, NO arms, NO diplomatic relations until they repent.
Stoic one
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 5:34pmThe woman in question is serving ten years for her husbands murder; but she goes off and boinks some other man than her husband and it is Death by Stoning?
Go Figure……………….
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:18pmAnd these are the extremists and radicals whom Obama sends stern notes and worthless paper to from the UN while politely and with much whining asks for our drone back.
I have seen video of their method of hanging, it is not where the neck breaks clean; you literally are strangled to death over many minutes – the video I saw took fifteen minutes for the 16 year old to die.
Soldiers of the Revolutionary Guard stood around in case anyone tried to interfear.
Again this is the band Obama calls allies.
Report Post »Dumbwhiteguy
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:26pmThe progressive’s would kill 350 million people if they could get away with it.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:47pmHey not so dumb whiteguy….I think you are off by a factor of ten. The progs would go for 3.5 billion or more if they thought they could get away with it.
Report Post »Liberty4Nevada
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:14pmLet me get this straight; for murder you get 10 years, for screwing around you get death. I’m not saying either is correct, I get don’t get their laws. The sharia has some seriously f’ed up laws.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 11:23pmThey twist the Koran just like the Dems twist the Constitution.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:10pmAnother heartwarming story brought to you by Islam, the religion of peace
Report Post »Zpro
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:19pmLet the first person without sin cast the first stone.
Report Post »Dumbwhiteguy
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:24pmOur progressive’s have the same kind of ideology, don’t believe in Jesus and have to attach themselves to as many ideologies of evil, to make more laws through chaos.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:59pmWhere are the SEALS, RANGERS, AIRBORNE GUYS when we need them? After you rescue that woman, feel free to drone/taze/nuke the men there.
Report Post »singleparent
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:59pmThese people are evil and should be removed from earth… they prey on women just like the catholic priest prey on are children. muslims and catholics want tranfer of wealth and a one world government..the pope was a nazi youth.. koolaid drinkers all of them….
Report Post »politicaljules
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 5:18amSee? You are evil. First they came for the Muslims. I‘m sure you don’t care for Jews either, but won’t let that secret out just yet. Wait till you get people on the hate catholic bandwagon and then throw the Jews under the bus with them.
We know your M.O.
IT AIN’T GONNA FLY IN THIS COUNTRY HATER!
Report Post »BornJewishMuslimByFaith
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:55pmThis is terrible. May God bless this woman and stop the planed execution. I’m a Muslim and feel that all people comment adultery. Doesn’t matter where we come from or who we are. We need to show Islam is loving and peaceful from Allah. Not barbaric.
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:00pmThen you need to start a large movement in support of this girl and to have all of your religion to stand up and protest this kind of thing with vigor. So far, I see no condemnation of this kind of thing and the gross things that Muslims do to their own and others. Stand up and stop this madness.
Report Post »singleparent
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:01pmIslam is evil nothing about it is loveing or pieceful…get off the koolaid..
Report Post »flavsngrace
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:02pmMa’am thank you for your honesty; this is truly a tragedy. Why isn’t there more Muslims like you- outraged at this injustice? If there are, where are they? Why aren’t they out protesting close to the media? Why is it that Islam punishes the woman so much harsher than the man? Why isn’t the man being punished? Why is it that you as a woman must go out of your way to ensure men don’t sin, but when you’ve done all you can and they harm you, YOU are immediately guilty? Thank you.
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:03pmSo far, I only see barbaric.
Report Post »BornJewishMuslimByFaith
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:18pmI understand where the confusion is coming from. The media has used Islam to a point where people only see certain countries like Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq; where many believe Islam is barbaric and still stuck in the stone age. Many of you will be surprised people are standing up to this and demanding that Islam (our faith) wouldn’t be used as a weapon. I have seen all kinds of people twist their faiths to judge others. We need to accept people make their own mistakes and choices. Let Allah sort it all out.
Report Post »singleparent
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:28pmYou can shove Allah were the sun dont shine and you are full of crap… ya i said it… its not the media its your reliegon that has done this no koolaid drinker here…
Report Post »BornJewishMuslimByFaith
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 4:31pmYou can say whatever you want about my faith. I chose to live my life my way I see fit. Everyone should respect one another regardless of creed, skin color, sexual orientation, etc. I would like to say Merry Christmas to the people who celebrate the event. Muslims and Christians have family Is Isa (Jesus-PBUH). Remember Allah (God) cares about us all.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M43DExySy68
BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:49pmI have lived in a “moderate” Middle Eastern country (one of the most moderate Islamic countries out there) and your religion stinks. Plain and simple. Being the fair-skinned, blue-eyed woman that I am, I was treated with nothing but disdain the entire two years that we spent there. Women are treated as if they are THINGS- having no brains and incapable of telling the truth or uttering an intelligent thought. And- it was lucky that I was a western woman, had I been Indian, Philippian, Sri Lanka, or any other smaller minority, I would have been treated like a slave or worse. Your religion is incompatible with peace. Your holy book preaches intolerance toward the infidel and other religions. There is NO WAY you can spin it to seem anything other than that. You would have to rewrite the entire Quran. As far as I am concerned, there are no peaceful or moderate Muslims. They all have the same objective, just different avenues to getting there. Just as socialism is the slow route to communism, the so-called moderate Muslim is the slow route to Sharia. Now, spin that.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 9:51pmGood luck with that, NOT
Report Post »robh
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 3:36amObv. troll.
Report Post »Paul -Indiana
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 10:10amWords are cheap. Go public with your comments, not just hidden behind a cute name.
Report Post »spirit of freedom
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 9:41pmobviously you havent read your own evil book! get with it muslim!
Report Post »momsense
Posted on December 25, 2011 at 3:52pmAnd why are they not executing the man too? Is that why women have to wear shrouds because men are incapable of self control ?
Report Post »Paul -Indiana
Posted on December 26, 2011 at 6:37pmIncapable of self control is only the first layer. The men take child brides because an adult woman is more than they can handle. The men make their women dress in garments to keep themselves from attacking the women due to lack of male [not manly] self-control. They still haven’t figured out that Mohammed created a warrier cult to give himself a power base. The 72 virgins fable was really clever. Fight to the death and you get unending sex.
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