International Committee Against Stoning

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is given leave from prison to bid her mother farewell

maryamnamazie — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:37:07 +0000

Press release In an announcement to the state press, Malek Azhdar Sharifi, the Prosecutor for East Azerbaijan, has said that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has been given leave from prison to attend her mother’s funeral. He added that there are no new developments in her case. Malek Azhdar Sharifi said that Sakineh is incarcerated in Tabriz [...]

UPDATED! Statements and actions supporting International Day against Stoning

maryamnamazie — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:55 +0000

Click the ‘like’ button and put your statements, photos, videos, poems, and acts of solidarity against stoning and in support of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and others sentenced to death by stoning on the Facebook page or email them to actionforsakineh@gmail.com. Send letters of protest to the regime in Iran. Also don’t forget to tweet on [...]

An Update on Iran Stoning Case Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani and her Lawyer Houtan Kian

maryamnamazie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:59:12 +0000

Press Release 6 For Immediate Release 8 July 2011 According to a recent report received by the International Committee against Stoning, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani remains in Tabriz Central Prison. Ashtiani and her family, namely her son, Sajjad Ghaderzadeh, are not permitted to have contact with International media outlets. After arresting her son, Sajjad, and her [...]

DAY OF ACTION: 11 July 2011, International Day against Stoning

maryamnamazie — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:59:49 +0000

Dear friends 11 July, the International Day against Stoning, will soon be here. As you know Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is still languishing in prison. The authorities recently mentioned her case saying that no final decision had yet been reached on her stoning sentence and that Sakineh must remain in prison. Falsely accused of murdering her [...]

20 June 2011: Day in support of political prisoners in Iran

maryamnamazie — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:19:31 +0000

June 20th is the anniversary of the holocaust of thousands and thousands dissidents in Iran by the Islamic regime (1981). These days are as well the anniversary of the people’s uprising against the regime (2009), under which Neda, Sohrab and the others were steeped in blood. Right now, thousands of political prisoners are in clutches [...]

Open letter to the the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague

maryamnamazie — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:29:27 +0000

Dear Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo During the past thirty two years, the hands of the Islamic regime in Iran have been stained with the blood of tens of thousands of people. We have already presented some documents on these crimes to the ICC. In the last two months alone, the regime has executed more than [...]

Mina Ahadi’s visit to Brazil

maryamnamazie — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:12:40 +0000

PR 123 May 5, 2011 A delegation of International Committee Against Execution (ICAE), consisting of Mina Ahadi and Patty Debonitas (also Spokesperson of Iran Solidarity) met with the Millenium Institute based in Rio de Janeiro today with a series of politicians of the Brazilian government to discuss the human rights violations in Iran, specifically stoning [...]

Urgent Action: Iran Call to save the life of lawyer Houtan Kian and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 2 March 2011

ICAS — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:10:14 +0000

Urgent Action: Iran Call to save the life of lawyer Houtan Kian and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 2 March 2011 The Islamic Republic of Iran has sentenced Houtan Kian, the lawyer of Iran stoning case Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, to death by hanging. He had received four consecutive death sentences. Three were revoked; the fourth has been [...]

January 29 global day of action In support of political prisoners and against execution in Iran; The list of 38 events

ICAS — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:08:41 +0000

Many organizations and individuals have announced their serious concern about public executions and intensification of executions in Iran. Saturday 29th January 2011, has been declared as a day of global protest against executions and in defense of political prisoners in Iran. Updated list of 38 events AFGHANISTAN Kabul, Herat, Mazarsharif & Kandahar Date: Saturday, January [...]

The Islamic Regime of Iran is to execute two young men for homosexuality by stoning

ICAS — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:21:31 +0000

According to the news we have received Ayub and Mosleh, 20 and 21 years old, are in danger of execution by stoning in the city of Piranshahr in the province of Kurdistan. The two young men are currently imprisoned in the city of Orumieh. They have been accused of having and filming homosexual relations. Pictures [...]