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In Iran, rape victims don't even have the "choice" of marrying the perpetrators. Raped women are stuck into holes in the ground, with only their heads exposed. Then, they are stoned to death.......for "adultery!"

under iranian law, a woman who is raped must be able to prove she struggled sufficiently.

a girl was given 100 lashes for claiming rape but being unable to prove it sufficiently. this is horrific enough. stonings do occur, but are reasonably rare and only for married adulterers - unmarried people involved in adultery get lashes. the case of a rape victim being stoned to death would be quite rare, but yes it does happen. the law and judges make it hard for a woman to prove rape, and if it isnt rape, then it must be...

its noting that males may also be stoned, and while this is much less common than females, it has occurred. the law states that a victim who escapes is free, but many do escape and are dragged back so the job may be finished. one woman was shot after escaping. they cant even seem to follow their own barbaric laws - the mob rules.

the dichotomy between the educated western freindly people in iran and the poor religious extremists is great in iran. for example, the difference between urbane tehranis and those from the holy city of qom is like people from a different country. those who post here blustering about nuking tehran miss the point entirely - nuke tehran and some of the larger cities and you are removing the america freindly majority. its the extremist minority that are in control that are our enemy. they are the ones controlling the judiciary and they are the ones stoning people to death.

when rape is proven (not that easy to do), the rapists are hung in iran, and yes it does happen. also, not long ago a woman accused of murder was using a rape defence. she was unsiccessful and is to be hung.