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| France, allies look to save Iran stoning woman |
| 2010-08-17 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] France and its European allies are looking for a way to work together to save an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death for adultery, the French foreign ministry said Monday. Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother-of-two, was initially sentenced to death by stoning, although this has reportedly been changed to hanging, and her case has caused worldwide condemnation. "France and its European partners are currently studying all means that can be put into action to ensure the sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani is not carried out," ministry spokeswoman Christine Fages told reporters. The ministry was reacting after figures including Nobel laureates Wole Soyinka and Jody Williams, Czech author Milan Kundera, singer and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof and actress Juliette Binoche appealed for action. French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy organized a petition and an open letter was published in French daily, urging world leaders to come to the woman's defense. "Urgent intervention is necessary to prevent an execution that observers believe is imminent," said the text published in France's Liberation newspaper |
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