death penalty

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• « Pour la liberté de pensée, de conscience, de croyance et de non-croyance au Maroc ! »
  28 avril 2013, par siawi3

  L’apostasie devient-elle un délit passible de la mort au Maroc ? Ceci est en contradiction avec la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme et avec la Constitution marocaine.

• Blasphemy laws are being misused in Pakistan.
  9 March 2013, by siawi3

  The Pakistan Secular forum has demanded from Government to abolish the Blasphemy laws from constitution of Pakistan. In his press statement the Chairman Pakistan Secular Forum& Anti Torture Movement Pakistan Dilshad Bhutto said that most of the countries have abolished death sentence and Pakistan should do the same especially in cases where murder or death is not involved.

• Indonesia: Aceh Removes Stoning Sentence From Sharia Draft Bylaw
  8 April 2013, by siawi3

  The Qanun Jinayat and the Qanun Acara Jinayat were both passed by the legislative council, known as the DPRA, in 2009. The bylaws imposed harsh sentences such as stoning to death for adulterers and 100 lashes for people caught engaging in premarital sex or for committing homosexual acts. It also stipulated a maximum of 40 lashes or 40 months in jail for drinking alcoholic beverages and 60 lashes or a fine of 60 grams of pure gold or 60 months in jail for sexual harassment.

• Morocco: Death Penalty for Apostasy
  25 April 2013, by siawi3

  Even if the Moroccan constitution is not bound on a fatwa, one should not underestimate the psychological influence of such official edicts. I am waiting for the reactions of the international human rights organisations and hope that many people will read the news for being aware of the consequences of the official publication this week.

• Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh s death sentence quashed by Saudi court
  26 February 2016, by siawi3

  A Saudi court has overturned the death sentence of a Palestinian poet accused of renouncing Islam, imposing an eight-year prison term and 800 lashes instead. He must also repent through an announcement in official media.

• UK: Open Letter to Pride: Defend the Council of Ex-Muslims
  3 August 2017, by siawi3

  East London mosque has history of hosting homophobic hate preachers. I urge you to reject the complaints against the CEMB by the East London mosque and others. Instead, I urge you to ask them to explain why they refuse to have a dialogue with the LGBT community, refuse to publicly challenge homophobia within the Muslim community and why they refuse to publicly acknowledge and support LGBT Muslims. I also request you to confirm that the CEMB can participate in future Pride parades.

• Indian Atheist Hacked to Death After Posting Criticisms of Religion on Social Media
  24 March 2017, by siawi3

  An outspoken atheist who posted anti-religion opinion and rationalist views on Facebook was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. A realtor and Islamic activist surrendered before the judicial magistrate in connection with the murder.

• Iran: Execution of a scientist
  8 August 2016, by siawi3

  Iran confirmed on Sunday that it has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country’s contested nuclear program.

• Death Penalty: “If it’s not right to rape a rapist, how can it be OK to kill a killer?”
  14 March 2015, by siawi3

  t’s so easy to reduce “the other†to something else that is not us, that we can kill or mistreat. But we all need compassion. We all need mercy at some point.

• India: Killing of an athiest in Tamil Nadu - reports in The Indian Express
  28 March 2017, by siawi3

  Police said Farook’s refusal to shut down the atheist WhatsApp group he ran for like-minded Muslims across various districts of Tamil Nadu and his visible stand in the social media declaring his decision to raise his children as atheists had angered the suspects.

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