Member of Council of Ex-Muslims, Imad Iddine Habib, 'debating' fast defying at outside Pakistani Embassy in Londin (Photo: Twitter/@MaryamNamazie)

A group of people which calls itself the Council of Ex-Muslims in Britain organised an 'eating' protest in London today to defy fasting rules during the ongoing month of Ramzan.

PROTEST OUTSIDE EMBASSIES

Members of the council gathered outside the London embassies of several countries where not fasting during the month of Ramzan is punishable by law.

The protest, which was headed by Iranian human rights activist, Maryam Namazie, witnessed scores of 'ex-Muslims' eating outside the Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Iranian, Moroccan, Pakistani and Saudi embassies during Ramzan hours.

Member of Council of Ex-Muslims outside Saudi Embassy in London to defy Ramzan fasting rules. (Photo: Twitter / @MaryamNamazie) Member of Council of Ex-Muslims outside Saudi Embassy in London to defy Ramzan fasting rules. (Photo: Twitter / @MaryamNamazie)

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"We want this action to be in support of all those who are being jailed, intimidated, harassed for publicly eating during Ramadan (Ramzan), for not following Islamic customs. Unfortunately, many of the Islamic countries impose their laws and people are harassed and jailed for just smoking or drinking on a day of Ramadan. Also, we are organising campaign on social media to post pictures eating during Ramadan," said Imad Iddine Habib of the Council.

NUMEROUS PUNISHED ACROSS THE WORLD

This year already, ISIS has caged, flogged and crucified three men found eating and drinking during the fasting period, Namazie said in one of her articles

In Bogor, Indonesia, 13 men found eating were hauled to the police station and made to do push ups as punishment.

In Iran, transgressing fasting rules in public is punishable by fines, imprisonment and flogging; police crackdowns take place every year..

Earlier this month, an elderly Hindu man was beaten up by a constable in Pakistan for reportedly eating and selling food during Ramzan.

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