Five women are stoned to death in Somalia

Date: 14 Jan 1993
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Five women are stoned to death in Somalia

Five women who were accused and convicted of adultery in Hargeisa, Somalia, were publicly stoned to death by cheerful villagers. The punitive measures enforced for this religious conviction were executed shortly after evening prayers. United Nations (UN) officials who witnessed the incident were helpless, as they feared for their lives.

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Five women are stoned to death in Somalia. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013075

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"Five women are stoned to death in Somalia." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013075. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Five women are stoned to death in Somalia." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013075.