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  2. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani - Wikipedia

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    Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (Persian: سکینه محمدی آشتیانی; born 1967) is an Iranian woman convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and adultery.She gained international notoriety for originally being sentenced to death by stoning for her crimes.

  3. Stoning - Wikipedia

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    Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times. Stoning appears to have been the standard method of capital punishment in ancient Israel [citation needed]. Its use is ...

  4. Capital punishment in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Iran. [2] The list of crimes punishable by death includes murder; rape; child molestation; homosexuality; drug trafficking; armed robbery; kidnapping; terrorism; burglary; incest; fornication; adultery; sodomy; sexual misconduct; prostitution; [3] [4] plotting to overthrow the Islamic government; political dissidence; sabotage; arson; rebellion ...

  5. Iran sentences a woman to death for adultery, state media say

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    An Iranian court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery, state media said. A report by the IRAN newspaper on Wednesday said the woman worked as a trainer in a gym for females. The husband ...

  6. Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Wikipedia

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    Stoning. Stoning is the form of execution for only one crime in Iran - adultery. [81] From 1980 to 2009 150 people were reportedly stoned to death in Iran, [citation needed] but in 2002, authorities placed a moratorium on this form of execution. [81] As of 2018, women were still being sentenced to stoning in Iran. [82]

  7. Malak Ghorbany - Wikipedia

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    Shamemeh Malak Ghorbany (also known as Malek Ghorbani) is an Iranian woman, from the suburbs of the town of Naqdeh (province of west Azerbaijan) who was sentenced to death by stoning for allegedly having committed adultery. [1] She is the mother of two children, a girl named Someyeh and a son, Ahmad. [2]

  8. Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad - Wikipedia

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    During the stoning, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, Aswad can be seen in the video attempting to sit up and calling for help as the crowd taunts her and repeatedly throws large chunks of rock or concrete on her head. [1] After her death in the town square, Aswad's body was tied behind a car and dragged through the streets. [6]

  9. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee - Wikipedia

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    Stoning to death is controversial in Iran, and often used against women. In 2010 there was strong international criticism of Iran because of the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Ashtiani was freed in March 2014, after nine years on death row. [5] Another Iranian woman, Fariba Khalegi, is believed to be in prison and in danger of stoning. [4]