Christian ate during the day within the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Five other men, who were Muslims, were
flogged for not fasting
Christians have been persecuted under
the country's Sharia law
An Iranian judge sentenced a Christian man to
have his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating
during the day in the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan.
The barbaric punishment was carried out in
public in a square in the city of Kermanshah.
Five other Muslim men were also flogged in
public with 70 lashes for not fasting during
Ramadan, the city's deputy governor Ali Ashraf
Karami said.
A spokesperson from The National Council of
Resistance of Iran, a political coalition which
opposes the government, denounced the
treatment as 'savage' and called on western
countries to take action.
They said: 'The silence of the world
community, especially of western countries,
vis-à-vis these medieval punishments under the
excuse of having nuclear talks with Iran has
intensified the brutal and systematic violation
of human rights in Iran.
'This will ultimately embolden the Iranian
regime to continue its nuclear projects more
than before.'
But earlier this year the UN blasted Iran for
the persecution of Christians in a damning
report laid bare to the world in March.
The detailed report found that Iran has
continued to imprison Christians for their faith
and designated house churches and evangelical
Christians as 'threats to national security.'

At least 49 Christians were among 307
religious minorities being held in Iranian jails
as of January 2014, noted the UN, which also
criticised the regime for its hostility to Jews,
Baha’is, Zoroastrians and Dervish Muslims.
In its annual report on people imprisoned for
their faith around the world, the Brussels-
based organization Human Rights Without
Frontiers (HRWF) named Iran as one of five
countries with the largest number of 'freedom
of religion or belief prisoners.'
There are an estimated 250,000 Christians in
Iran's 76 million strong population.
They all face torture, imprisonment or the
death sentence under Sharia law for not
observing Islamic religious festivals and dress
codes.
Thousands of persecuted Christians have fled
the country, which saw Hossein Soodmand
hanged in 2008 for following the faith.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2702774/Christian-sentenced-Iranian-judge-lips-burnt-cigarette-eating-Ramadan.html

why do some of these muslims have to be so barbaric

The devil rs a Muslim.
Allah.

I know that Islam is without a doubt the most intolerant of all religions today, still I find it hard to believe this story on the basis that it could not have been more bizzare if the story was made up.
Having said that, one should never underestimate the ability of Islam to plumb new depth of absurdity.