Campaign for Iranian woman facing death by stoning
Iranian family say adultery conviction was bogus and that woman has already been subjected to 99 lashes
A 43-year-old Iranian woman is facing death by stoning unless an international campaign launched by her children forces the authorities to quash what her lawyer calls a bogus conviction.
In a case that highlights the growing use of the death penalty in a country that has already executed more than 100 people this year, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was convicted in May 2006 of conducting an “illicit relationship outside marriage.”
Sakineh already endured a sentence of 99 lashes, but her case was re-opened when a court in Tabriz suspected her of murdering her husband. She was acquitted, but…
Link to original post: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/02/iranian-woman-stoning-death-penalty
Categories: Editorial, Human rights, Iran, Politics, The Guardian, World news
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This post is also available in: Persian
