he judge not to impose a death sentence by stoning, which is among the Taliban’s penalties for adultery.
However, Hira was convicted of appearing in the market without a male guardian and of interacting with a stranger. She was sentenced to 39 lashes.
A crowd of men then gathered to watch her punishment, she said. “After the court’s verdict, I was taken to a public area filled with dozens of men. My face and head were covered, and I endured immense suffering and humiliation as I was whipped in front of the crowd, who loudly counted each lash,” she said.
Overwhelmed with the pain, she cried out. Sobbing, she was then taken back to her jail cell and held there for another day to allow her wounds to heal.
How kind.
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