| An Iranian woman named only as Soghra has been sentenced
to death by stoning for adultery, local media reported on Saturday
15 October 2005.
Soghra was found guilty of having an affair with her husband's
friend, the Etemad daily reported. She was also given a separate
15-year jail sentence for helping her lover kill her husband. While,
her lover Alireza was sentenced to death for the murder and to 100
lashes for adultery.
The International Committee against Stoning strongly condemns stoning
and protests against the execution. In the past, through our intensive
work and international support we have managed to stop stoning in
Iran and Nigeria. Iran has met international criticism for handing
out stoning sentences for adultery. We can do it again.
We have organized an international campaign to disclose such barbarity
and crime against women and put an end to stoning. We urge you all
to join us in our efforts to defend Human rights and save women’s
lives.
Stoning is execution by torture, an act of sheer barbarism and
a hideous crime against humanity. Stoning is practiced by Islamic
governments and groups imposing the Islamic Sharia law.
Such savagery and barbarism must not be tolerated. Stopping stoning
must be a priority for all humanitarian organizations and individuals
throughout the world. We must put an end to this barbaric act once
and for all.
We urge the United Nations, European Union, and other international
bodies to take strong actions against Islamic Republic of Iran for
inhumane and illegal treatment of the Iranian.We demand that:
Immediate abolition of stoning and all other forms of punishment
for extra-marital relations and all other Shari'ah laws.
Immediate release of Soghra and all those imprisoned for extra-marital
relations.
We support the efforts of the International Committee against Stoning
and the Organization for Women’s Liberation for ending stoning in
Iran. We call upon all to do the same.
For more Information please contact to Farshad Hoseini at 0031613940534
or farshadhoseini@yahoo.com or Mina Ahadi at MinaAhadi@aol.com
Recommended actions:
- sign this petition against stoning of Soghra in Iran:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/934277766.
- Write to the Iranian President Mohmoud Ahmadi nejad demanding:
* Immediate abolition of stoning and all other forms of punishment
for
extra-marital relations and all other Sharia laws;
* Immediate release of Soghra and all those imprisoned for extra-marital
relations;
Email: ahmadinejad@president.ir
Fax: 0098 21 649 5880
Please send your letters to us:
Mina Ahadi Email: minaahadi@aol.com
Farshad Hoseini: farshadhoseini@yahoo.com
Tel: 0031630414073
International Committee against Stoning
http://www.stopstoningnow.ath.cx/ |