Iran

A woman is stoned to death

A gang of Islamic terrorists in Kerman-Iran

stoned a woman to death

Jamila Mir Ismaili, a young woman has been kidnapped and stoned to death in a deserted area near the city of Kerman. Her body was left half buried to be consumed by wild animals. A gang of Islamic terrorists also responsible for killing three men and another woman around the same time are the criminals behind this atrocity.

Early this year, under constant pressure in Iran and all around the world, the Islamic Republic of Iran suspended stoning. Following this drawback, groups and individuals, having the backing of the government, have tried to carry out stoning in different areas. Although stoning has been suspended, it has not been abolished and the criminals still have a legal ground for their deeds. The government and its leaders are the real criminals and have to answer for their crimes at a public trial.

Stoning is barbaric and must be abolished and considered a crime. Those committing such crimes must be tried and punished.

The International Committee against Stoning strongly condemns this horrific crime and the murder of four others in Kerman and calls upon all progressive, human and women rights organisations to protest against stoning and help us to stop this barbarism in the world.

The International Committee Against Stoning

May 2003