Iran: Woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death, embassy responds to world-wide outrage
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08-Jul-2010 (3 comments)

The world spoke out against the barbaric sentence for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, and it seems Iran has listened.

"She will not be executed by stoning punishment," the Iranian embassy said in a statement to London's Channel 4 news Thursday, commenting on reports that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani would be stoned to death for "illicit relationships" conducted after the death of her husband.

The embassy claims that, despite international reports, the violent punishment was never actually on the table. "This mission denies the false news aired in this respect," the embassy said in the statement.

"The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran highly recommends that news and reports should not be taken for granted and considered a reliable source of information for official statements or misjudgements."

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Monda

world including Kagan is releived by this news!

by Monda on Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:03 PM PDT

Thank you Yolanda jan.


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Escape

Great news so far then

by Escape on Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:50 PM PDT

I hope for no hanging charge too.Maybe the Islamic Republic will change it's brutal policies for crimes all together with the pressured criticism.


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azadi5

so she wont be stoned but

by azadi5 on Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:14 PM PDT

i guess they are being nice to her, rather than stoning her to death they will probably hang her. let's see the outcome of this story.


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