Iran, Blogger, Death Sentence, Insulting Mohammad

[Vamtrl]

A blogger in ‘poor psychological condition’ has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of insulting the Prophet Mohammad on Facebook.

According to an ‘informed source’, speaking to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Soheil Arabi, 30, had kept eight Facebook pages under different names and admitted to posting material insulting to the Prophet on these pages.

Mr Arabi, who was arrested along with his wife in November last year by agents from the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), is said to have written the “material without thinking and in poor psychological condition”.

Branch 75 of Tehran’s Criminal Court, under Judge Khorasani, found Mr Arabi guilty of insulting the Prophet, or “sabb al-nabi”, on 30 August.

Article 262 of the Islamic Penal Code states insulting the Prophet carries a punishment of death, however, article 264 of the Penal Code says if a suspect claims to have said the insulting words in anger, in quoting someone, or by mistake, his death sentence will be converted to 74 lashes.

The anonymous source claims: “Unfortunately, despite this Article and the explanations provided, the judges issued the death sentence.

“They didn’t even take any notice of Soheil’s statements in court in which he repeated several times that he wrote the posts under poor [psychological] conditions, and that he is remorseful.”

Although Mr Arabi’s wife was released a few hours after the couples’ arrest in November, Mr Arabi was kept in solitary confinement for two months inside IRGC’s Ward 2-A at Evin Prison, before he was transferred to Evin’s General Ward 350.

“The way he was arrested was illegal. It is not clear how the agents were able to enter their home at that time in the morning. All the doors were locked and family members were asleep. Agents entered his home and bedroom.

“He and his wife were arrested and some of their photographs and personal belongings were taken after their home was searched,” the source also alleges.

Mr Arabi will be able to appeal against the decision until 20 September.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 41572.html

Religion of peace? Or oppression? Frankly, I am not surprised. A chance to be "merciful" if you consider 74 lashes that, but no. A death sentence for insulting this guy.

[Digital Planets]

You see, people, this is why you don't let your religious views get in the way of the law.

[Greater Weselton]

Iran is very Nazi like.

[Gauthier]

Clearly Iranian Government = Universal Islam *nod nod*

[Empire of Narnia]

I agree with the law.

[The Republic of Merrimont]

Fuck me.

[Geilinor]

I agree with the law.

Why should someone die for expressing an opinion?

[Gauthier]

I agree with the law.

If you agree with the Iranian government then you shouldn't object to them having nuclear power or nuclear weapons, riiiight?

[The Flood]

This is why Iran was better off under the Shah.

[Free Islamic Army]

Good.
He shouldn't of insulted Mohammad (hbhn)

[Vamtrl]

Clearly Iranian Government = Universal Islam *nod nod*

Iran is hardly the only country where this law is prevalent.

[Empire of Narnia]

I agree with the law.

If you agree with the Iranian government then you shouldn't object to them having nuclear power or nuclear weapons, riiiight?

I support the Iranian nuclear power and weapons program.

[Padnak]

Considering that Iran is fairly authoritarian, as with the vast majority of post-revolutionary states, its really not all that surprising. Construing Islam with all the horrible things that happen in the Muslim world is like construing crime with African Americans; it ignores the massive underlying social and political problems that those respective groups face, and instead blames a superficial trait, Islam in the case of the Muslim world and race in the case of the African American population, for a problem that was not shaped by those things but is instead shaping them

[Cyrisnia]

You see, people, this is why you don't let your religious views get in the way of the law.

^^This.

[World of Elegance]

I agree with the law.

If you agree with the Iranian government then you shouldn't object to them having nuclear power or nuclear weapons, riiiight?

You say it like it's a bad thing. I object to your objection to everybody else other than the United States having Nuclear weapons.

[Vamtrl]

Considering that Iran is fairly authoritarian, as with the vast majority of post-revolutionary states, its really not all that surprising. Construing Islam with all the horrible things that happen in the Muslim world is like construing crime with African Americans; it ignores the massive underlying social and political problems that those respective groups face, and instead blames a superficial trait, Islam in the case of the Muslim world and race in the case of the African American population, for a problem that was not shaped by those things but is instead shaping them

Social and political schisms caused by Islam, it so deeply integrated into their fabric of society that trying to call it a superficial trait is hilarious.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

Iran is very Nazi like.

Not in the least sense is that even factually correct.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

If you agree with the Iranian government then you shouldn't object to them having nuclear power or nuclear weapons, riiiight?

You say it like it's a bad thing. I object to your objection to everybody else other than the United States having Nuclear weapons.

Just because he said that Iran shouldn't have weapons doesn't mean America has to own all the weapons.

[Victoriala]

Considering that Iran is fairly authoritarian, as with the vast majority of post-revolutionary states, its really not all that surprising. Construing Islam with all the horrible things that happen in the Muslim world is like construing crime with African Americans; it ignores the massive underlying social and political problems that those respective groups face, and instead blames a superficial trait, Islam in the case of the Muslim world and race in the case of the African American population, for a problem that was not shaped by those things but is instead shaping them

Social and political schisms caused by Islam, it so deeply integrated into their fabric of society that trying to call it a superficial trait is hilarious.

Aren't all religions and ideologies like that? Just varying in how is religious or ideological traditions are enforced.

This is why Iran was better off under the Shah.

>Shah

I thought they don't use that title since the abolition of the monarchy.

EDIT: I shit at comprehending the thing. You're right tho.

[Jizariyah]

This is why Iran was better off under the Shah.

Except he was an autocratic bitch.
And a western-Zionist puppet.

(I live in Iran)

[Vamtrl]

This is why Iran was better off under the Shah.

Except he was an autocratic bitch.
And a western-Zionist puppet.

(I live in Iran)

You better censor yourself there buddy, or you might end up as the guy in OP.

[Herskerstad]

Then I guess Shia also is a religion of peace and tolerance.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

Nope.
The only safe place that practices Shia(And barely Peaceful or Liberal) is Jordan or UAE.

[Greater Weselton]

Iran is very Nazi like.

Not in the least sense is that even factually correct.

They are both fascist.

[Ifreann]

Yes, the Iranian judicial system proves that Islam is evil.