Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning
Reuters / Peter Murphy Peter Murphy
31-Jul-2010 (2 comments)

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow a woman sentenced in Iran to death by stoning to accept an offer of asylum in Brazil, local media reported.

The sentence imposed on Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for an extra-marital relationship, which she denies, has caused an international outcry. It has been suspended pending a review by Iran's judiciary but could still be carried out.

"I call on the supreme leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to permit Brazil to grant asylum to this woman," state radio reported him as saying on Saturday.

The two nations have drawn closer this year after Brazil pioneered diplomatic efforts backing Iran's uranium enrichment work, which Tehran says it needs to produce power and for medical purposes. Many Western nations believe it is a fr... >>>

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by Kaaveh_Aahangar on Sun Aug 01, 2010 07:19 PM PDT


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Rosie.

Letter from her lawyer, Mohammad Mostafaei,

by Rosie. on Sun Aug 01, 2010 08:28 AM PDT

who was responsible for bringing the case to international attention, and is now in hiding following the detention of his wife and brother-in-law. on no grounds. 

Mostafaei is one of the leading human rights lawyers left practicing in Iran. His focus is on stoning and execution of minors.

The letter is addressed to Jafari Dolat Abadi, Chief Prosecuter of Tehran and has been disseminated widely throughout the world.

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