Uk minister urges afghan president to block proposals to. Outrage as taliban executes afghan woman accused of adultery. Afghan woman stoned to death over adultery accusation cnn. A man believed to be a member of the taliban shot and killed a woman accused of adultery. Although classification of homosexual intercourse as zina differs according to.
Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a. A young woman, forced to marry against her will, has been stoned to death in a talibancontrolled area of afghanistan after being accused of adultery. Taliban publicly execute woman accused of adultery video. Public execution were common in afghanistan for alleged adulterers before taliban were ousted by a usled invasion for protecting al. Earlier this week a 30yearold woman and two of her children were beheaded in eastern afghanistan by a man police said was her divorced. In october 2004 hamid karzai was elected president in the countrys first presidential election under its january 2004 constitution.
Abhorrent punishment of 100 lashes for adultery must be investigated 2 september 2015, 17. A 19yearold woman was stoned to death after she was accused of adultery in afghanistan. Afghan officials said sunday that a member of the taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near kabul, a sign that the austere islamist group dictates law even near the afghan capital. A young woman has been stoned to death in central afghanistan after being accused of adultery, officials say. An alleged member of the taliban has reportedly executed a woman accused of adultery in. The afghan government has condemned the taliban public execution of a young woman accused of adultery after harrowing mobile phone footage of her death emerged. Locals and kabul authorities vow revenge after woman is killed by taliban the taliban claimed the woman committed adultery. A man afghan officials say is a member of the taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near kabul, a video obtained by reuters showed, a sign that the austere islamist. Afghanistan executes five men for gangrape this article is more than 5 years old human rights groups condemn hanging, saying trial was marred by inconsistencies and due process violations. Many of these women serve their time with their children by their side. Afghan police begin manhunt for taliban executioner the.
The term adultery refers to sexual acts between a married person and someone who is not that persons spouse. Taliban execute woman to send afghans a grim warning of life. Afghan officials say a woman has been executed after being accused of adultery in a remote talibancontrolled village in the western province of ghor. In a rare public punishment by afghanistan s taliban, an insurgent of the hardline movement shot dead a woman five times as she was allegedly accused of adultery reuters, sunday 8 jul 2012. It was the first time since the end of taliban rule that such a. In one of the cases, a pregnant 22yearold woman named rabia, a mother of two young children, was accused by her husband of adultery, tried and convicted by the.
Video shows afghan woman being executed for adultery the public execution of a woman for adultery in what was once a peaceful region of afghanistan raises questions about the power and influence. An afghan woman accused of adultery was executed by a purported member of the taliban as a crowd of about 150 men looked on and cheered in a killing captured in video footage that surfaced at the. Witnesses in the town of afgoye southwest of the capital say the hizbul islam militants on sunday stoned to death the man accused of adultery and shot the man accused of murder. Taliban execute pregnant woman for alleged adultery. And the video of a woman being executed recalled the days when the taliban.
Kabul, afghanistan taliban insurgents publicly executed two women. Since their ouster in 2001, the hardline taliban militants have executed many people they accused of spying for foreign forces, including at least one woman who was shot dead in kandahar. Taliban execute pregnant woman the sydney morning herald. Earlier this year, the brutal killing of a 27yearold woman by a mob in kabul. Iranian wife faces death by stoning for adultery daily. A senior british minister has called on the afghan president, hamid karzai, to block a draft proposal to put stoning on to the countrys penal code as punishment for adultery. The film shows the woman being riddled with bullets at close range, in front of a cheering crowd of men. Video has emerged of what appears to be a taliban execution of a woman in afghanistan, filmed on a mobile phone. Woman stoned to death in afghanistan over accusation of adultery. In 2012, the taliban executed a 22yearold woman accused of adultery without an actual trial, which contradicts shariah law. British foreign secretary william hague has said that he was shocked and disgusted by reports that the taliban publicly executed an afghan woman accused of adultery. Execution video recalls reign of taliban in afghanistan.
In afghanistan, a woman who has premarital sex or cheats on her husband can be charged with moral crimes and imprisoned. A taliban love triangle has led to a burqaclad woman been executed in afghanistan with an ak47 with baying villagers cheering in. A video shows her being shot repeatedly in the back in front of a crowd of men in qol village in parwan province just north of the capital, kabul. For one, capital punishment by stoning was now a prescribed punishment for adultery by law. Taliban film execution of woman accused of adultery in afghanistan video has emerged of what appears to be a taliban execution of a woman in afghanistan, filmed on a mobile phone. An afghan man and woman both endured 100 lashes in the western province of ghor after being found guilty of adultery. Taliban executes woman accused of adultery near kabul july 8, 2012 2 comments in featured, foreign policy by hamid shalizi and amie ferrisrotman a man afghan officials say is a member of the taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near kabul, a video obtained by reuters showed, a sign that the austere islamist. An iranian woman faces being stoned to death for having an affair with a married man. Afghanistan and pakistans laws also allow stoning for adultery. An afghan woman was publicly executed, reportedly owing to a.
Between 2009 and 20, several people were sentenced to death by stoning. Taliban executes woman accused of adultery near kabul. Woman stoned to death for adultery by taliban in afghanistan. Film set in iran examines death by stoning reuters. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. In 2014, it is still legal or being practiced in some countries. Afghan woman executed for adultery a video showing the execution of a 22yearold afghan woman accused of adultery has been condemned by the government. The public execution of a 22yearold woman accused of adultery in afghanistan has been condemned by the government as unislamic and inhuman. Mother of two mokarrameh ebrahimi has spent the last 11 years in jail for adultery with jafar kiani. Taliban publicly executes woman for adultery as clinton. Woman accused of adultery publicly executed in afghanistan. Afghanistan is an islamic republic with a population of approximately 30 million. In may 2014, an asian housemaid was sentenced to death by stoning in abu dhabi.
And in october, somali islamists stoned to death a 23yearold accused of adultery, who was killed while buried in a hole up to her. Stoning is a legal form of judicial punishment in uae. Herat, afghanistan the taliban publicly flogged and then executed a pregnant afghan widow by emptying three shots into her head for alleged adultery, police said on monday. Afghan authorities arrested a group of men who are accused of stoning a woman to death for committing adultery. Taliban publicly execute two women in northern afghanistan the. The execution of a 22yearold woman reportedly at the center of a dispute. Video shows afghan woman being executed for adultery. In criminal law, adultery was a criminal offence in many countries in the past, and is still a crime in some countries today. Then they faked a court to decide about the fate of this woman and in one hour, they executed. These harrowing images taken from an undated video shows the execution of a 22year old woman accused of cheating on her taliban husband in the parwan province of afghanistan. Pages in category people executed for adultery the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Taliban adultery execution sparks outrage abc news. The sentence ordering that someone be punished in such a manner is referred to as a death sentence, whereas the act of carrying out such a sentence is known as an execution. In 2006, an expatriate was sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery. Amnesty international is condemning as abhorrent the public flogging of a man and a woman in afghanistan for adultery. In late april, six people including the victims father were arrested according to afghan interior minister lutfullah mashal, agence francepresse reported. The video, which has begun circulating in kabul, recalls the talibans fiveyear reign in afghanistan, when public executions were advertised on the.
In family law, adultery may be a ground for divorce, with the legal definition of adultery being physical. Taliban reportedly executes afghan woman for adultery. In order to save face, they accused her of adultery, salangi said. Afghanistan executes five men for gangrape world news. Locals and kabul authorities vow revenge after woman is. Scores of people mostly women were executed that way till the iranian authorities decided that maybe it was too much. Taliban publicly execute afghan woman for adultery japan. Warning thread accused women executed for adultery might contain content that is not suitable for all ages.
Isis militants stone an iraqi couple accused of adultery. A manhunt is under way for taliban militants who publicly executed a woman accused of adultery, afghan authorities said, as outrage mounted after a. Taliban publicly execute woman accused of adultery. This is the truth i realized as i watched the movie the stoning of soraya m. A woman is publicly executed in afghanistan to settle a dispute between two taliban officials. In a statement issued on september 2, the human rights organization. Mogadishu, somalia witnesses say islamist militants have executed two men accused by the fighters of murder and adultery.
An afghan woman accused of adultery was executed by a purported. Kabul, afghanistan suspected taliban fighters stoned a 22yearold afghan woman to death after she was accused of adultery, an afghan official said wednesday. Taliban publicly execute afghan woman for adultery. Woman accused of adultery stoned to death in afghanistan. According to traditional jurisprudence, zina can include adultery of married parties, fornication of unmarried parties, prostitution, rape, sodomy, homosexuality incest, and bestiality. In some of these countries, including afghanistan and iraq, where stoning is not legal. Warning thread execution by stoning for adultery in northern afghanistan might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a governmentsanctioned practice whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime.
This gross demonstration of the everyday violence faced by women in afghanistan comes just days after the u. A video showing the public execution of a 22yearold woman accused of adultery in afghanistan has been condemned by the government as unislamic and inhuman. Taliban member reportedly executes woman for adultery. According to agence france presse, the woman was a 22yearold. A video showed some 150 men perched on a hill to watch the execution. Afghan woman accused of adultery is stoned to death bbc news.