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| Images emerge of 'gay' man 'thrown from building by Isis militants before he is stoned to death after surviving fall' | Images emerge of 'gay' man 'thrown from building by Isis militants before he is stoned to death after surviving fall' |
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| Disturbing images have emerged which appear to show a man charged with having a homosexual affair being stoned to death after he survived being thrown off a building by Isis militants. | Disturbing images have emerged which appear to show a man charged with having a homosexual affair being stoned to death after he survived being thrown off a building by Isis militants. |
| The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which obtains its information from a network of activists on the ground, has quoted a source saying the man was killed in the Syrian city of Raqqa late last month. | The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which obtains its information from a network of activists on the ground, has quoted a source saying the man was killed in the Syrian city of Raqqa late last month. |
| Photographs of the incident have now been published online by Isis militants, the group has said. | Photographs of the incident have now been published online by Isis militants, the group has said. |
| The images appear to show a blindfolded man, believed to be in his 50s, sat on a white plastic chair, surrounded by two masked militants. | |
| Another image appears to show the man falling from the building. An aerial photograph then shows a crowd forming a circle around him on the floor as rocks are thrown at him. | Another image appears to show the man falling from the building. An aerial photograph then shows a crowd forming a circle around him on the floor as rocks are thrown at him. |
| The man is apparently stoned to death after he survives the fall | |
| A 'judgement' was apparently read out by militants before the man was thrown from the building as punishment for his sexuality, The Mirror has reported. | A 'judgement' was apparently read out by militants before the man was thrown from the building as punishment for his sexuality, The Mirror has reported. |
| The man's reported death follows a number of public executions last month, including two men accused of homosexual acts who were also reportedly thrown off a building. | The man's reported death follows a number of public executions last month, including two men accused of homosexual acts who were also reportedly thrown off a building. |
| A series of photographs were released attributed to the "Information Office of the mandate of Nineveh", a city in Iraq. | A series of photographs were released attributed to the "Information Office of the mandate of Nineveh", a city in Iraq. |
| The images claimed to show Isis militants carrying out "hudud", the system of fixed punishments for what the group's courts regard as serious crimes. | The images claimed to show Isis militants carrying out "hudud", the system of fixed punishments for what the group's courts regard as serious crimes. |
| The pictures appear to show the men at the top of a large tower overlooking the city. One image showed a man falling towards the ground, while later images show both men's bodies at the base of the towers. | The pictures appear to show the men at the top of a large tower overlooking the city. One image showed a man falling towards the ground, while later images show both men's bodies at the base of the towers. |
| In December, Isis released a copy of its penal code, which listed so-called "crimes" punishable by amputation, stoning and crucifixion. | |
| Some of the crimes included homosexuality and "spying for the unbelievers", both of which were deemed punishable by death. | Some of the crimes included homosexuality and "spying for the unbelievers", both of which were deemed punishable by death. |