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Iran to review woman’s stoning verdict (AP)

July 10th, 2010

This undated image made available by Amnesty International in London, Thursday July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who is facing the punishment of stoning to death in Iran, on charges of adultery. Britain's Foreign Minister William Hague has called on the Iranian government to prevent the stoning of Ashtiani, 43 - a call that has already been endorsed by congressmen, diplomats, and rights activists on both sides of the Atlantic. Protests are reportedly planned in front of the Iranian Embassy over the weekend. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, ho)** EDITORIAL USE ONLY: NO SALES**AP - Iran’s top human rights official said the death by stoning sentence for a 43-year-old woman convicted of adultery is under review.


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