Iran's chief prosecutor says Sakineh Ashtiani could still face stoning for adultery. This contradicts a report that the stoning had been canceled, and President Ahmadinejad's statement that the sentence "was made up."
Iran's chief prosecutor says Sakineh Ashtiani could still face stoning for adultery. This contradicts a report that the stoning had been canceled, and President Ahmadinejad's statement that the sentence "was made up."
DISCUSSION
Unfortunately I think the execution of that woman in Virginia has offset any attention Iran might have paid to international opinion on this. Not that I am suggesting that the two cases were in any way equivalent (we've discussed this already quite extensively).