Ramadan: Christian In Iran Sentenced To Having His Lips BurntA Christian man in Iran was sentenced to having his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating at daytime during Ramadan. According to Daily Mail he was punished publicly. The city deputy governor Ali Ashraf Karami also revealed that 5 Muslim men were flogged with 70 lashes for not fasting during the holy month. Reacting to the sentence, The National Council of Resistance of Iran opposing the government called such a punishment "brutal" adding that the Christian man was also beaten "savagely". Extracts from the body's statement reads: "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." Related: President Jonathan Breaking The Ramadan Fast In State House It has been gathered that the organization working under the name Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) releasing its annual report put Iran in top-5 countries with the largest number of "freedom of religion or belief prisoners". It is also provided that country Christians, about 250,000 Christians out of 76 million population, become target of torture, imprisonment or the death sentence under Sharia law for not observing Islamic religious festivals and dress codes. Meanwhile, the Holy Month of Ramadan, which is soon coming to an end worldwide, is characterized as the time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion and worship teaching Muslims patience, modesty and spirituality. The fast, which starts and dawn and ends at sunset, presupposes abstaining from eating and drinking during this period of the day. Source: Legit.ng A Christian man in Iran was sentenced to having his lips burnt with a cigarette for eating at daytime during Ramadan. Related: President Jonathan Breaking The Ramadan Fast In State House