Iran: Executed Dissidents ‘Tortured to Confess’
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11-May-2010 (2 comments)
Iran: Executed Dissidents 'Tortured to Confess' At Least 17 More Kurdish Prisoners at Risk of Imminent Execution

New York) – Iranian authorities executed five prisoners, four of them ethnic Kurds, without warning their families, and have so far refused to release their bodies, Human Rights Watch said today. These executions follow convictions that appear to have relied on the use of torture.

The Kurdish prisoners – Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili, and Shirin Alam Holi – were executed by hanging on the morning of May 9, 2010, in Tehran’s Evin prison, said a statement released by the Tehran Public Prosecutor’s office. The government also executed a fifth prisoner, Mehdi Eslamian, an alleged member of a banned pro-monarchist group. Authorities maintain that all five were engaged in “terrorist operations, including involvement in the bombing of government and public centers in various Iranian cities.”

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Legal debate about Rights:

by Abarmard on Wed May 12, 2010 10:02 AM PDT

Violent act are not acceptable in any case. However some of these people have grown up to believe in something special about their religion and their prophet. I would argue that most of these people would be fine to stay in their home countries if they promoted any sorts of "anti- Islamic" behavior. I believe that most of these people are truly religious in their own personal lives (only) as long as no one step in to their most sacred beliefs.

You can find exception to any rule in any societies.

They feel angry here because they feel helpless. Someone from outside of their beliefs, who seems to have little care or information about these people, is "attacking" them. They incorrectly respond. It's reactionary. Wrong, but reactionary to misunderstanding where the limits should be drawn. 

I agree that if you look at this only from the religious perspective, then a Muslim is no different than any other, and if all are being made fun of, why not these guys. However there is a mistake in this scenario. These people do not make fun of any prophets, or draw the cartoons of any of the other faith. They find that sacred. They don't think this is just a religion and their prophet is only Muhammad. This is not a fanatic Muslim point of view, this is Muslim point of view. respect it or ignore it? 

Assume that they are now citizens of that country, question is, do they have a right to hold their society responsive in regard to their sacred ways? If no, then you are correct, if yes then consider my point.


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vildemose

deleted. wrong thread.

by vildemose on Wed May 12, 2010 10:17 AM PDT

deleted. wrong thread.


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