They're gonna' hang her instead.

Woman sentenced to stoning will be hanged, activists say



An Iranian woman who was sentenced to be stoned for adultery will instead be hanged in connection with her husband's murder on Wednesday, a German human rights group said. The case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has provoked an international outcry.


AFP - Britain told Iran Tuesday that it would view the execution of an Iranian mother convicted of adultery as "utterly unacceptable", amid reports that she could be killed imminently, officials said.

Junior foreign minister Alistair Burt spoke with the Iranian charge d'affairs in London, who was unable to confirm if Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani was due to be killed shortly, a Foreign Office statement said.

"I asked for any information he might have on this to be made available to us, but took the opportunity to remind him that the UK government would regard the execution of Ms. Ashtiani as utterly unacceptable," Burt said.

"It would be an act which would be condemned by us and partners throughout the EU. I hope the world will see a good response from the authorities in Tehran."

Earlier, Burt said he was "deeply disturbed" by reports from human rights activists that Mohammadi-Ashtiani could be killed as early as Wednesday.

"The world watches and waits," he said.

Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two, faces death by stoning for adultery, notably with a man convicted of her husband's murder, for which she was also found guilty.

Since July, Iranian officials have said repeatedly that the stoning sentence has been stayed, in the face of an international outcry.

well, thats just bit more western culture friendly,,,,

I wonder what they think about our electric chairs and lethal injections.

Rocks are free.
Rope is cheap.

We don't execute people for adultry or protesting.

No, we are civilized Americans. We just execute innocent people accused of murder, and sometimes the mentally retarded.

you execute them for murder...dont play yourself off as so lofty...she is being executed in connection with murdering her husband..the whole "hype" over being stoned for adultry is nothing more than a circus show propaganded by her attorney who was trying to make a name for himself and exploited the situation for his own gain.

They prefer stoning cuz there's class participation and plenty of volunteers to do the Community Service.

these muslims are just hell bent on murdering someone over an accusation!

They prolly ain't got cable.
Entertainment is scarce.

we do for conspiring to commit murder,,,

"be hanged in connection with her husband's murder"

"adultery, notably with a man convicted of her husband's murder, for which she was also found guilty."

dear lpdon;
you should take an anthropology class.

It is repugnant. There may be justifiable reasons to have a death
penalty but sex, honor or adultery are not among them....

Maybe we should move these clerics here then we can execute them for conspiring to commit murder because that is what this is. Where is NOW on this one?

we have never executed anyone that was accused of murder...innocent or not, they have to be found guilty first...

we also execute for conspiracy,,,,

No, she is being executed for Adultry. She served her sentance for murder already, 99 lashes.

Actually there wasn't proof on any crime. She was convicted by two of three judges who had a "gut" feeling.