Flogging are common under the reign of the Iranian government. Here a 17 year old was heavily lashed for taking part in pro-Democracy demonstrations.
Posted on 10/30/2004 2:15:37 PM PDT by freedom44
Tehran, Oct. 30 - Zhila Izadyar, the 13-year-old schoolgirl from the Iranian town of Marivan (north-western Iran) who is sentenced to be stoned to death is reported to be in poor health after she was lashed 55 times in prison.
Azad Zamani of the Society for the Protection of Children’s Rights has said that Zhila’s health has been rapidly deteriorating.
Zamani has managed to visit Zhila although under close supervision of the Iranian regime’s agents. Zamani stated that Zhila said, “I am scared; I want to go home; I want to be able to go back to school like other kids”.
Zhila was convicted of having an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old brother and giving birth to an illegitimate child.
Zhila is reported to have been in a very bad state while she has had to spend time in solitary confinement under close guard. Zamani had reported that Zhila now has a very bad eating pattern and she constantly vomits.
Another source, who wished not to be named, said that Zhila has been beaten by guards while she in jail and has not been allowed to see her newborn child.
Reports have also come out that Zhila’s brother Bakhtiar has also been flogged in prison. Zhila faces death by stoning while Bakhtiar faces 150 lashes as well as prison time, according to the clerical judge who issued their verdict.
Animals!
Man, I don't get you.
this just turns my stomach.. they cannot be human to do this to a child!! (nor an adult for that matter)
Ah, the democracy of Iran.
moving targets, nothing more.
Aaahhhh, the peaceful religion of Islam.
When are the she-males of the western world going to open their eyes. In the religion of Islam it was the 13 year old girl who was at fault not the 15 year old brother.
It's a wonder the brother didn't do the "Honor" thing and cut her throat. Now the state will do it.
Get a grip world, its WW IV
What exactly is it that you don't get?
Carolyn
Are there no human rights groups that can go in there and raise a huge stink about this in international news organizations - they did it in Africa when that mother was going to be stoned to death last year - the outrage from the world community stopped it - why not now
Bloody disgrace, its just a matter of time before the idiotic & stoneage iranian regime get whats coming to them.
American and European feminists are up in arms and protesting in the street of course.
Oooops, Sorry, I'm wrong, not a peep. Boy am I surprised!
Against barbarian sadists. My prayers for this child.
Your tag is perfect!
Free,Dumb, and still 1 year behind everyone else.
Does this mean they won't kill her by stoning? And how many more lashes is she up for? And lastly, why don't they flog the father, head of the house, who didn't seem to notice his teen-age son raping his young daughter, but he finally noticed when she became pregant.
All cultures are equal. Sure they are...
They have far too much work to do protecting the right to infanticide right here at home...Don't you know that without their efforts, Ashcroft would be putting all their wombs in algore's lockbox? < /sarcasm>
Because the males of the religion are never at fault.
Apparently she caused her condition. Both the 15 year old rapist son and the father have been dishonored my the 13 year old.
Ignorant Animals.
Prayers for this little girl and who knows how many others in that sick, sick society.
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