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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Canada's National Post has several articles on Iran's medieval justice system today: Iran's stone-age justice system and by Barbara Kay: Stoning rooted in tribal honour code which also addresses the issue of honor killing. Finally there is this revealing graphic (reproduced below): Anatomy of a stoning:

This method of execution is still practiced in certain countries, notably Iran, where it is used to punish adulterers and other criminals. The graphic below looks at how a stoning occurs (click on graphics for a full-size versions):

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