Despite global pressure the fate of Sakineh Ashtiani is still not safe. After halting the stoning, the Iranian regime are now planning to hang her for mudering her husband, a charge that was officially dismissed four years ago. They have even shown blurred images of Sakineh confessing to the charges, however her lawyer says this was forced after two days of torture. Avaaz are now calling for urgent action to put pressure on embassies across the world in time for a court decision
on Wednesday.
The call from Avaaz: Let's flood Iranian embassies all over the world with phone calls, voice messages, even visits. They will report all contacts to Tehran, which will get a sense of the strength of global concern. Iran's leaders claim that the campaign for Sakineh is a western crusade, but the Avaaz community is spread across the world -- we can show them that this is no western crusade against Iran, but a global campaign for justice. Below this email is a list of phone numbers for embassies in each country. Scroll down to read it, and take 2 minutes to make a phone call.
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Two young lovers from Afghanistan have been publicly stoned to death by the Taliban - for having a secret affair.
Nearly six months after the Morong 43 were arrested, Carina "Judilyn" Oliveros, one of the detainees has given birth to a baby boy and has told local activist groups that the authorities have since separated her from the child.