Search results for ‘iran stoning’
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Iran stoning woman ‘confession’, not freedom
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, may not be freed and will instead “confess” on state TV – an “outrageous” development, Amnesty International tells Channel 4 News.
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Iran stoning: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani ‘freed’
Iran has freed a woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery along with her son, according to a German-based campaign group.
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Iran stoning: TV confession criticised
A TV confession by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who faces death by stoning in Iran, has been criticised by human rights groups. There is also concern that another one of her lawyers has been arrested.
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Iran stoning film highlights ‘barbaric’ punishment
As a new film is released about a woman stoned to death in Iran, its director tells Channel 4 News why he hopes it becomes a call to action to help Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
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Row over stoning of Iranian woman
The story of a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran has sparked international outrage. Channel 4 News speaks to campaigners and explains the laws surrounding a “medieval punishment”.
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Tory arrested over Twitter stoning post
A Conservative councillor has been arrested and bailed over a message he posted on Twitter calling for newspaper journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to be stoned to death.
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Stoning: victims, survivors and the condemned
International pressure has saved one woman in Iran from being stoned to death but at least 10 people are still facing the cruel punishment, Channel 4 News discovers.
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FactCheck Q&A: Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia
The justice training deal may be off, and there’s new hope for Karl Andree, the Brit sentenced to lashes in Saudi Arabia. What’s left of Britain’s relationship there?
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Haj stampede Q&A: safety and security in the Holy City
A day after more than 700 were killed at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, questions are raised about exactly what security measures the Saudi government had in place, and who is to blame.
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More than 700 killed in Haj stampede
The death toll from a stampede at the annual pilgrimage to Mecca has risen to 717, Saudi officials say, in the worst disaster at the holy site in 25 years.
