“The only reward for those who make war upon Allah and his messenger and struggle to sow corruption on earth will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet cut off on opposite sides, or be expelled from the land. Such will be their degradation in this world, and in the hereafter, theirs will be an awful doom.” (Qur’an 5:33)
“Iranian Student Faces Death Penalty After Distributing Chocolates And Hugs,” by Akbar Sultani, Iran Wire, December 14, 2022:
In the early days of Iran’s protest movement calling for more freedoms and gender equality, four young men took to the main street of the northwestern city of Qazvin to hand chocolates to by-passers and give “free hugs”.
Two of them were distributing the chocolates and hugs, while the other pair were filming and watching against security forces.
Despite these precautions, 21-year-old Mohammad Nasiri was arrested last month and accused of “waging war against God”, which carries a death penalty, for allegedly wounding a member of the paramilitary Basij force.
“Our job was to give free hugs or chocolates to passers-by. In our opinion, this was the most peaceful way to protest the existing situation,” Vahid, a member of the group, told IranWire.
“We were often encouraged by people and passers-by.”
“On November 12, we were on Khayyam Street for 15 minutes when a motorbike approached us and a person said we should be cautious because he had seen plainclothes officers watching us”.
The four men quickly gathered their stuff and started running away. Nasiri was apprehended by a police officer, while his three friends managed to escape.
“As soon as that policeman reached Mohammad, he hit him with an electric shocker and stopped him. Two or three people started beating him. Then they dragged his half-dead body on the ground and took him with them to the parking lot of the Persian Gulf complex”.
Iranian authorities routinely extract confessions from political prisoners by force, which are then broadcast for propaganda purposes.
That’s what they did with Nasiri. Local state TV broadcast his alleged “confession” in which he says that he attacked a Basij member with a knife to defend himself….
Westman says
Iran should receive a medal for making Islam into a pariah in the free world. Who can criticise the West for, “Islamophobia”, when Iran provides all the justification needed?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
No, they have worthy competition. Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan… and there is a bigger list. While we may be supportive of the anti-burqa protests in Iran, no country can just walk away w/ your prize w/o stiff scrutiny
Alkflaeda says
They should not be able to sentence him without producing the allegedly injured man with a medical report and records of his sick pay. All of which could and probably would be faked of course – but a confession does not come near being sufficient.
Scotsman48 says
You would think if god or allah was all powerful then he wouldn’t really care if anybody disrespected or insulted him/her/they/them/whatever as this god/allah would be above all of that, however when I see men speaking for god/allah and defending him/her/them then I guess these idiots think that their god feels it right to kill a person because they dont believe in this god/he/him/whatever.
Be wary of those who are doing the will of god as there is nothing they will be unwilling to do in its name.
God is a voice you have created inside your Mind, your belief system, and now you are asking this voice for guidance which may well be the very definition of insanity.
Walk gently and carry a big stick.