Freitag, 23. Juli 2010
Donnerstag, 15. Juli 2010
The shadow of stoning remains!
Following the campaign to save Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani from stoning (and do not let up, some say the sentence is still in place), there are still other women at risk of death by stoning - firstly Maryam Ghorbanzadeh is a pregnant 25 year old and when she has had her baby the sentence will be carried out. Then there is a 19 year old, Azar Bagheri, who was arrested at only 15. In addition to the mental torture of knowing her sentence, Azar has twice been subjected to a "mock execution" when she has been buried up to her chest as if to be stoned.
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Dr Zahra Rahnavard:
"I am a strong supporter of women's rights and against all forms of discrimination against women. I have never seen stoning discussed any where in the holy Quran. I believe that this discussion does not exist in the holy Quran and my personal studies of the Quran have only shown compassion towards humanity. I am highly critical of any form of discrimination against women, do not view these laws as Islamic and believe that they must be corrected. I will never compromise on this issue and have personally prepared myself for the gallows."
Freitag, 9. Juli 2010
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani reprieved; 15 Iranians still face stoning death
Campaign to save Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani appears successful; but 12 women and 3 men still await execution by stoning including 19 year old woman accused at only 15 year of age.
"Shadi Sadr, an acclaimed Iranian lawyer, said it was hard to know exactly how many people were still facing stoning. Last year the Iranian parliament passed a law banning it, but the powerful Guardian Council has been silent on the issue.
"Many women are kept in prison because the government is very scared of the public attention," Sadr said. "One of my clients has been there for eight years and her family have abandoned her."
Publicity helps. "The only reason the Iranian government has not carried out stoning sentences on all these people is that it is afraid of Iranian public reaction and international attention," said Sadr."
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