Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani is an Iranian woman whose controversial death sentence for adultery and subsequent international campaign for her release drew widespread global attention to Iran’s human rights and judicial practices.

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instanceOf Iranian person
human
associatedWith campaigns against capital punishment
debate over stoning as a punishment in Iran
women’s rights activism concerning Iran
causeOfNotability controversial stoning sentence for adultery
subject of international human rights campaigns
charge adultery
complicity in the murder of her husband
child Sahar Ghaderzadeh NERFINISHED
Sajjad Ghaderzadeh NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Iran NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence Iran NERFINISHED
detainingCountry Iran NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Azerbaijani people NERFINISHED
familyName Mohammadi Ashtiani NERFINISHED
givenName Sakineh NERFINISHED
hasAdvocate Javid Houtan Kiyan NERFINISHED
Mohammad Mostafaei NERFINISHED
hasOccupation housewife
languageOfExpression Azerbaijani
Persian
legalPenalty death sentence
sentence of death by stoning
legalStatus convicted in an Iranian court
subject of sentence review and revisions by Iranian authorities
legalSystem judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED
maritalStatus widow
name Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani NERFINISHED
notableFor being sentenced to death in Iran on charges related to adultery
highlighting human rights issues in Iran
international campaign against her stoning sentence
numberOfChildren 2
placeOfDetention Tabriz Prison NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Tabriz NERFINISHED
religion Islam
Shia Islam
sexOrGender female
spouse Ebrahim Ghaderzadeh NERFINISHED
spouseStatus deceased
subjectOf diplomatic criticism from several Western governments
global media coverage in 2010
statements and campaigns by Amnesty International
statements and campaigns by Human Rights Watch
topicOf campaigns against stoning as a form of capital punishment
discussions on due process in Iranian courts
international debate on Iran’s judicial practices

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Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani support committee namedAfter Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani support committee hasVictim Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani