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Maryam Namazie
By Maryam Namazie
Iran Solidarity
Coordinator, Iran Solidarity, Based in London, UK.
Articles in this column
Open letter to the BBC’s Sunday Live Programme
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
BBC Sunday Live invited me to join its debate on whether ‘it is right to condemn Iran for stoning’ on 5 September 2010 via webcam. During the debate, the programme allowed only two interventions via webcam (that of Suhaib Hassan of the Islamic Sharia Council and Mohammad Morandi of Tehran University – both of whom were in support of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s stoning and/or execution). I (who had presumably been invited to defend Ms Ashtiani and oppose stoning in the debate) was never given the opportunity to speak.
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Iran. Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani may be executed at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the fate of 43 year old Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani and fear she may be executed in Iran at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.’ (Full Story)
24 July 2010 is to be designated International Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani Day
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
24 July 2010 is to be designated International Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani Day according to an open letter signed by Mina Ahadi, International Committee against Stoning and Execution (Germany), Pierre Cassen, Riposte Laïque (France), Richard Dawkins, Scientist (UK), Anne-marie Lizin, Belgian Senate Honorary Speaker (Belgium), and Irshad Manji, European Foundation for Democracy and New York University (USA)  and myself. (Full Story)
Iran stoning. Latest message from Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
On Friday 30 July 2010, a press conference was held in London on the Iran stoning case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. Mina Ahadi, Coordinator of the International Committee against Executions and International Committee against Stoning read out the latest message from Sakineh... (Full Story)
July 11 - International Day against Stoning
By Maryam Namazie, Iran Solidarity
11 July is the International Day against Stoning – a day we would do well to mark especially given that Sakine Mohammadi Ashtiani faces imminent death by stoning for adultery. (Full Story)


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~Open letter to the BBC’s Sunday Live Programme
~Iran stoning. Latest message from Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
~24 July 2010 is to be designated International Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani Day
~Iran. Sakine Mohamadi Ashtiani may be executed at any time for ‘having an illicit relationship.
~July 11 - International Day against Stoning
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