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14 January 1993

Five women are stoned to death in Somalia

Five women are stoned to death in Somalia

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.

 

How we know this

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  2. 02gettingit,World Sex Laws,[Online] Available at:www.gettingit.com,[Accessed on 11 Dcember 2013]
  3. 03secularislam,The St. Petersburg Declaration,[Online] Available at:www.centerforinquiry.net,[Accessed on 11 Dcember 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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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

South African History Online (2011) 'Five women are stoned to death in Somalia', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013075 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

South African History Online, Five women are stoned to death in Somalia [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013075, (accessed 22 October 2026).

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

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