URGENT! Two Young Kurdish Men Face Death by Public Stoning

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URGENT! Two Young Kurdish Men Face Death by Public Stoning
by Maryam Nayeb Yazdi
20-Jan-2011
 

لطفا برای گزارش فارسی بر روی لینک کلیک کنید 

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January 20, 2010 - Based on unofficial reports, two young Kurdish men from the city of Piranshahr (in Iran Kurdistan) have been sentenced to death by public stoning. The sentence was determined after two court sessions and issued to Ayoub and Mosleh for what appears to be the crime of engaging in an illicit sexual relationship with a teenager who was between the age of 15 to 17 at the time. It is understood that the two young men did not have any legal representation at any stage from the time of their arrest. According to Iran’s Islamic law, the age of criminal responsibility for boys is set at 15 lunar years. Ayoub and Mosleh were reportedly 18 and 19 years old.

The two young men are accused of filming the sexual act to extort the alleged victim. While in custody, the teenager confessed against Ayoub and Mosleh, claiming that he was repeatedly raped and blackmailed for money. Human rights defenders state that the teenager’s claims are unlikely since, normally, youth in small towns do not have access to much money, and having reached fifteen years of age, he too would have been charged if he was a willing partner in the sexual act.

Various sources and human rights activists have reported that Ayoub and Mosleh were taken into custody after the video of the sexual act was discovered on one of their cellphones. A credible source has indicated that the sexual act in question was consensual.

It is difficult to determine the real facts since authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran have not made public the official charges against Ayoub and Mosleh or the details surrounding the case. Additionally, no lawyers are assigned to defend the two young men and the families are unwilling to publicize the matter, most likely for reasons pertaining to upholding their honour, as other similar cases have suggested.

Reports circulating by various news sources and human rights websites indicate that there is a high possibility that Ayoub and Mosleh who are held in Orumiyeh prison will be transferred to Piranshahr to be stoned on January 21st. Although, no official date has been announced by authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

One of the human rights groups, The Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO), issued a statement urging the Iranian people to intervene and prevent another tragedy that will wound the soul of the people in the country.

It is evident that regardless of the charge against Ayoub and Mosleh, stoning is an unacceptable and inhumane punishment. The reality is that two people are set to be stoned to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that has executed at least 69 people since the beginning of 2011.

Since public pressure has proved effective in the past, international communities are urged to raise their voices louder against the barbaric acts of stoning and execution before more lives are snatched away.

By Persian2English

 

Petition: Save the Life of Two Kurdish Young Men at Imminent Risk of Death by Stoning! 
//www.gopetition.com/petition/42201.html 

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yolanda

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by yolanda on Fri Jan 21, 2011 03:15 PM PST

IRI and AN lied too many times....we don't know what to believe!

I don't understand why IRI has to do the stoning while the rest of the world does not do it!

I don't understand why IRI is soooooooo obsessed with doing the cruel stuff....... Can they be Islamic and compassionate at the same time?

 


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J.S.

I see an injustice in this

by J.S. on Fri Jan 21, 2011 02:41 PM PST

If the facts here are correct, in which these 2 men raped/molested a child and taped it, I say stoning is not enough.

 

Send them to US prisons and let them get raped to death, these animals (sorry to all the animals), need more than a 30 min execution.


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Darius Kadivar

signed !

by Darius Kadivar on Fri Jan 21, 2011 07:56 AM PST

Done !


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No Fear

Ok, lets do something else.

by No Fear on Fri Jan 21, 2011 01:19 AM PST

So these two guys, rape a 15 year old boy and take a video of their crime.

A "credible source" ( no name provided) claims the sex between the two adults and an underage boy was consensual! oh ... really?? Have you people lost your freaking mind?

Was this credible source present at the crime scene? Was he an eyewitness?  Maybe he was the DJ playing " careless whisper"  or " I will survive" when that boy was being raped? huh?

And the Human right groups are saying its consensual because people are so poor there and they dont have money for extortion! This is freaking priceless! Apparently they do have enough money to buy cellphones with built in video recorders!

Whats really pathetic is that you people start signing petitions for any criminal you find. The problem is that you do the same for political prisoners too. Ok then ... lets just sign another petition and get on with our lives feeling good and proud that we have made a difference in Iran. It doesn't matter if its a rapist, terrorist, murderer, drug dealer, serial killer, child rapist, pedophile, and oh ... did i mention political prisoner ? yeah ... add that one too.

Pathetic ... really.

Oh ... before i forget, Don't stone these two child rapists. Pour melted iron in all their body cavities. Thats more like it.

 


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:33 PM PST

I just signed the petition!

Thank you for your dedication and hardwork!

I can't believe that IRI is still implementing stoning!

I question the timing of the stoning.....the media is currently focusing on the nuclear talk in Turkey.........also the Asian Football Cup is entering the knockout stage..........IRI is very sneaky.....thinking that it can get away with murders!


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Maryam Nayeb Yazdi

Petition

by Maryam Nayeb Yazdi on Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:19 PM PST

New petition | Please Sign and Spread:

Save the Life of Two Kurdish Young Men at Imminent Risk of Death by Stoning! //www.gopetition.com/petition/42201.html 


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Maryam Nayeb Yazdi

Dear Yolanda

by Maryam Nayeb Yazdi on Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:17 PM PST

Please send to all of the addresses. It is difficult to determine which addresses would be the most fruitful. 


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J.S.

I am at a loss

by J.S. on Thu Jan 20, 2011 08:32 PM PST

So exactly what are they convicted of?

There is a tap I understand that. Did they rape/commit an act of child molestation and tape it for financial gain?


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Thu Jan 20, 2011 08:02 PM PST

Hi! Maryam,
    Which e-mail addresses are the best?


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Maryam Nayeb Yazdi

TAKE URGENT ACTION!

by Maryam Nayeb Yazdi on Thu Jan 20, 2011 07:28 PM PST

EMAIL THE ABOVE REPORT TO WORLD POWERS AND THE MEDIA

UN Officials and Heads of Government

npillay@ohchr.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org, inquiries@un.org, info_leader@leader.ir, sg@un.org, m@minbuza.nl, beatriz.lorenzo@maec.es, michael.spindelegger@bmeia.gv.at, bernard.kouchner@diplomatie.gouv.fr, guido.westerwelle@auswaertiges-amt.de, minister@dfa.ie, registrator@foreign.ministry.se, info@eda.admin.ch, Cannon.L@parl.gc.ca, haguew@parliament.uk, legalizar@itamaraty.gov.br, pm@pm.gc.ca, kab.bz@diplobel.fed.be, external@utn.stjr.is, gabinetto@cert.esteri.it, stewartkb@state.gov, wgad@ohchr.org, s.s.ali@warwick.ac.uk, avaei@Dadgostary-tehran.ir

Foreign Ministries and the US State Department

michael.spindelegger@bmeia.gv.at, kab.bz@diplobel.fed.be, info@mvp.gov.ba, iprd@mfa.government.bg, imprensa@itamaraty.gov.br, ministar@mvpei.hr, minforeign1@mfa.gov.cy, podatelna@mzv.cz, udenrigsministeren@um.dk, vminfo@vm.ee, umi@formin.fi, bernard.kouchner@diplomatie.gouv.fr, inform@mfa.gov.ge, guido.westerwelle@auswaertiges-amt.de, gpapandreou@parliament.gr, titkarsag.konz@kum.hu, external@utn.stjr.is, minister@dfa.ie, gabinetto@cert.esteri.it, segreteria.frattini@esteri.it, mfa.cha@mfa.gov.lv, tonio.borg@gov.mt, secdep@mfa.md, post@mfa.no, DNZPC.Sekretariat@msz.gov.pl, ministro@mne.gov.pt, senec@mne.gov.pt, pm@pm.gov.pt, msp@mfa.rs, miguel.moratinos@maec.es, registrator@foreign.ministry.se, info@eda.admin.ch

Media

nightline@abcnews.com, evening@cbsnews.com, earlyshow@cbs.com, 60m@cbsnews.com, 48hours@cbsnews.com, ftn@cbsnews.com, info@cnbc.com, dateline@nbcuni.com, hardball@msnbc.com, joe@msnbc.com, nightly@nbc.com, today@nbc.com, newshour@pbs.org, ombudsman@npr.org, city@thestar.ca, readers.rep@latimes.com, letters@latimes.com, letters@nytimes.com, Bruce.Wallace@latimes.com, Mark.McGonigle@latimes.com, news-tips@nytimes.com, foreign@nytimes.com, nytnews@nytimes.com, editor@usatoday.com, wsj.ltrs@wsj.com, letters@washpost.com, ombudsman@washpost.com, letters@newsweek.com, letters@time.com, letters@usnews.com, info@ap.org, tips@upi.com, red@berlingske.dk, redaktion@faz.de, redactie@volkskrant.nl, ole.erik.almlid@aftenposten.no, bjorn.hedensjo@dn.se, redaktion@tages-anzeiger.ch, foreign.news@thetimes.co.uk, robert.tait@guardian.co.uk, simon.jeffery@guardian.co.uk, redazione.tg5@mediaset.it, redazione.studioapertorm@mediaset.it, skytg24.redazione@skytv.it, segreteria_roma@repubblica.it, roma@lastampa.it, esteri@liberazione.it, segreteria@unita.it, lorenzocairoli@hotmail.com, redazione@ilmanifesto.it, nadiapizzuti@gmail.com, nadia.pizzuti@ansa.it


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