30 September 2025 - 13:39
Source: Shafaq News
Iraq jails man two years for insulting Imam Al-Hussain

On Monday, an Iraqi court sentenced a man to two years of rigorous imprisonment for insulting Imam Hussein, a central figure in Shia Islam, during a Facebook livestream.

AhlulBayt News Agency: On Monday, an Iraqi court sentenced a man to two years of rigorous imprisonment for insulting Imam Hussein, a central figure in Shia Islam, during a Facebook livestream.

A judicial source told Shafaq News that the Babil Court of Appeal issued the ruling under Article 372/5 of Iraq’s Penal Code, which criminalizes insults to religion and punishes acts that target religious beliefs or rituals.

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