Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy

[muriel_volestrangler]

Iran has executed two men who were convicted of "burning the Quran" and "insulting the Prophet of Islam", the country's judiciary says.

Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare ran dozens of social media accounts "dedicated to atheism and desecration of the sanctities", the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
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The two men were arrested in 2020 and accused of running a Telegram channel called "Criticism of Superstition and Religion", according to Iran's Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). They were held in solitary confinement for the first two months and denied access to a lawyer, it said.
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"The execution of Yousef and Sadrollah for 'insulting the Prophet' is not only a cruel act by a medieval regime, it is also a serious insult to the freedom of expression," said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based group Iran Human Rights.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65523996

Shouldn't be against the law anywhere. For it to be a capital crime, and for the sentence to be actually carried out, shows the regime is weak and afraid of criticism, and also barbaric. It also shows a remarkable lack of faith in the strength of their god.

[3Hotdogs]

1. Dunno. Jesus also don't like that blasphemy shit going on. When his people establish the dominion --

[The Magistrate]

2. Not A Good Occasion For 'Whatabout-ism', Sir

Particularly when one end of the balance is weighted by actual present practice, and the other by a future potential.

[edhopper]

3. Future?

The history of the Christian church is awash in the blood of innocents.

And there are parts of the world where Christians arrest and kill people for blasphemy.

[The Magistrate]

4. Again, Sir

Person A commits a murder.

Person B might well, in future, commit a murder.

If you see no difference, that's a problem.

[edhopper]

5. Future?

The history of the Christian church is awash with the murder of innocents.
What is happening in some Muslim countries today is an abomination, but Christianity has been far from the religion of peace and love the last 2000 years.
Pointing out that this type of behavior is not restricted to Islam is not without cause.

[The Magistrate]

6. Enjoy The Day....

[Thunderbeast]

7. The xtian wingnuts in our own country are watching...

...and wondering:

"Why can't we do that in Murica?"