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v. t. e. Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times. The Torah and Talmud prescribe stoning as punishment for a number of offenses.
Nov 2, 2015 · RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan has obtained disturbing video footage of the apparent stoning to death for adultery of a young woman in the western province of Ghor.
Jul 14, 2022 · published 14 July 2022. A 20-year-old woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, marking the first known case in the northeast African country for a decade. What women...
- Kate Samuelson
May 8, 2024 · In a recording, the group's leader declared: "We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings...
- Ruchi Kumar
Jul 9, 2010 · Death by stoning came into use in Iran after the 1979 revolution. The case has sparked an international outcry. Amnesty International says that at least eight people were stoned to death in...
Jul 9, 2010 · 9 Jul 2010. Stoning: victims, survivors and the condemned. By Jennifer Rigby. International pressure has saved one woman in Iran from being stoned to death but at least 10 people are still...
Sep 29, 2013 · LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stoning, a form of execution where a group throws stones at a person until they are dead, still happens in parts of the Muslim world, mostly as a punishment for adultery. Most victims are women. Stoning, which is not mentioned in the Koran, violates international law.
