Iran executes two people for blasphemy.
Iran has executed two individuals who were sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported on Monday, prompting a furious response from the human rights organization Amnesty International.
According to Mizan, Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for offenses including blasphemy, insulting Islam, the prophet, and other sanctities.
According to the website, the two operated dozens of online anti-religion platforms devoted to Islamophobia, atheism promotion, and offenses to sanctities.
Amnesty International's Twitter account for Iran condemned the executions.
"Today's execution of Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare for 'apostasy' marks a shocking new low for Iran's authorities and further cements Iran's status as a pariah state," the report stated.
In a grotesque attack on the rights to life and religious freedom, they were executed solely for social media postings.
U.N. experts have urged majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to cease its persecution and harassment of religious minorities, including Christian converts and infidels, citing an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting religious beliefs or practices.
According to the website, the two operated dozens of online anti-religion platforms devoted to Islamophobia, atheism promotion, and offenses to sanctities.
Amnesty International's Twitter account for Iran condemned the executions.
"Today's execution of Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare for 'apostasy' marks a shocking new low for Iran's authorities and further cements Iran's status as a pariah state," the report stated.
In a grotesque attack on the rights to life and religious freedom, they were executed solely for social media postings.
U.N. experts have urged majority Shi'ite Muslim Iran to cease its persecution and harassment of religious minorities, including Christian converts and infidels, citing an Iranian policy of targeting dissenting religious beliefs or practices.
