Editing Lynching (section)

====Afghanistan====
{{Main|Murder of Farkhunda}}
On March 19, 2015, in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] a large crowd beat a young woman, [[Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada|Farkhunda]], after she was accused by a local mullah of burning a copy of the [[Quran]], [[Islam]]'s holy book. Shortly afterwards, a crowd attacked her and beat her to death. They set the young woman's body on fire on the shore of the [[Kabul River]]. Although it was unclear whether the woman had burned the Quran, police officials and the clerics in the city defended the lynching, saying that the crowd had a right to defend their faith at all costs. They warned the government against taking action against those who had participated in the lynching.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-woman-idUSKBN0MG1Z620150320 |title=Afghan cleric and others defend lynching of woman in Kabul |work=[[Reuters]] |first1=Hamid |last1=Shalizi |first2=Jessica |last2=Donati |date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=March 22, 2019 |location=Kabul}}</ref> The event was filmed and shared on social media.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailykhabariran.ir/news/10224 |title=در کابل دختر 27 ساله به جرم توهین به قران به طرز وحشتناکی سنگسار و سوزانده شد!+فیلم |work=dailykhabariran.ir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325000940/http://dailykhabariran.ir/news/10224 |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> The day after the incident six men were arrested on accusations of lynching, and Afghanistan's government promised to continue the investigation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/afghanistan/2015/03/150320_mar_kabul_brutal_killing_6_arrested |title=بازداشت ۶ تن به اتهام کشتن و سوزاندن یک زن در کابل |work=[[BBC Persian]] |date=March 29, 2014 |access-date=March 22, 2019 |publisher=BBC |language=fa}}</ref> On March 22, 2015, Farkhunda's burial was attended by a large crowd of Kabul residents; many demanded that she receive justice. A group of Afghan women carried her coffin, chanted slogans and demanded justice.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/afghanistan/2015/03/150322_k05_farkhunda_ceremony_ |title=زنان کابل پیکر فرخنده را به خاک سپردند |work=[[BBC Persian]] |date=March 2, 2015 |access-date=March 22, 2019 |publisher=BBC |language=fa}}</ref>