Stoned to death

[Catty1]

Iran mother facing stoning pleads to see children

Sat Jul 31, 12:49 AM

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/10073...cution_stoning

LONDON (AFP) - An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran pleaded to be allowed to hug her children, in a letter attributed to her released by human rights activists in London on Saturday.



Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, was given the sentence after being found guilty.

It sparked an outcry in Western countries, and was temporarily halted earlier this month by Iranian judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani.

"I'm Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani. From Tabriz Prison I thank all those who are thinking of me," said the letter, translated from Farsi into English and released by the International Committee against Stoning.

The message was relayed in a telephone conversation, a committee spokeswoman told AFP, without going into further details.

"I am now quiet and sad because a part of my heart is frozen," it said.

"The day I was flogged in front of (my son) Sajjad, I was crushed and my dignity and heart were broken.

"The day I was given the stoning sentence, it was as if I fell into a deep hole and I lost consciousness.

"Many nights, before sleeping, I think to myself how can anybody be prepared to throw stones at me; to aim at my face and hands? Why?

"I'm afraid of dying. Help me stay alive and hug my children."

Mohammadi-Ashtiani was convicted on May 15, 2006 of having an "illicit relationship" with two men, according to her lawyer and London-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International.

Amnesty said she received 99 lashes as per her sentence but was subsequently accused of "adultery while being married" in September 2006 during the trial of a man accused of murdering her husband.

Slide show here - narrator wrote the 'poem' also. It's on YouTube, but one needs to sign in.
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ETA: I read that only small stones are allowed, as larger ones might cause "instant death".

[RICHARD]

ETA: I read that only small stones are allowed, as larger ones might cause "instant death".

Geez, what a sporting idea. No big rocks.

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I saw an article about a asteroid hitting the earth.

Hopefully, it will land with a little precision and take out the morons that condone this kinda shiat.

Like Blue would say....

Arsehats.

[Randi]

Without thinking too much about it, my immediate reaction to this is that women and men should have the same punishment for whichever crime they commit - and certainly not a death sentence or being stoned or whipped for adultery! Geeesh! That problem they should sort out in between themselves.

Concerning women being covered, I believe most do it volunteringly, but I do find it irritating. It would be nice to be able to see who you talk to. The issue has been up here also, and one of the questions has been what to do about people passing through the pasport control in airports, and when you have a buspass - the driver can’t see if it’s the right person on the picture, so people can cheat.

[wombat2u2004]

Without thinking too much about it, my immediate reaction to this is that women and men should have the same punishment for whichever crime they commit.

I agree.
But we have already been enlightened on the EQUALITY Islamic Laws by one of our members here who has been there (so therefore must know more than us all).
I think we can all say the laws in the Middle East are equal for both male and female, but are in practice are actually quite one sided, and favour the men.

[blue]

Like Blue would say....

Arsehats.

I was thinking A**Clowns or D**chebags, but Arsehat works well.

[RICHARD]

I was thinking A**Clowns or D**chebags, but Arsehat works well.

LOL,

Arsehattery too?