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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 history. The Torah and Talmud prescribe stoning as punishment for a number of offenses.
The use of stoning as a method of execution finds its roots in ancient Greece and in Judeo-Christian religious texts, and has been used to punish those accused of adultery, prostitution, murder,...
Feb 18, 2014 · These stones are large enough that they will cause life-ending damage, but not too big to kill her on impact. The stoning is meant to be a slow, painful, and deliberate death.
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Apr 3, 2024 · NPR's Michel Martin talks to journalist Ruchi Kumar about the Taliban's recent announcement that women would once again face death by stoning for adultery.
Mar 28, 2024 · Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror | Taliban | The Guardian. Activists say the announcement has condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in...
Jul 13, 2022 · Wed 13 Jul 2022 06.23 EDT. Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 11.34 EDT. A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the first known case in the country for almost a...
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.
