IRAN: APPEAL TO SAVE MOTHER FROM EXECUTION

the children of a woman convicted of having sex with two men who murdered her husband and sentenced to death by stoning have appealed to save her life. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 40, a Tabriz resident, has been imprisoned for five years. She was initially sentenced to 99 floggings for extra-marital sex. Her sentenced was later changed to death by stoning. Attorney Mohammad Mostafaei said that the sentence is scheduled to be implemented soon.