Ms Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
Once again, the regime of Iran is planning a barbaric act of stoning a person to death. Mother of two children, Ms. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a South Azerbaijani woman, has been in an Iranian prison for over four years now. She is to be stoned to death anytime soon. Not only she was not given an attorney but also she was not given an interpreter in Azerbaijani Turkish, her mother tongue. Hence she was deprived of a fair trial in language which she would understand the charges, nor was she able to defend herself in her mother tongue.
She is a South Azerbaijani Turk. Her mother tongue is Azerbaijani Turkish. She was unable to understand what she was forcibly made to sign, confessing the charges under torture. She is a victim of Persian racism since she has not been represented, heard, tried, or treated fairly and justly. Under terrible conditions, forced statement under torture, and 99 lashes, now, she is waiting for stoning to death. The barbaric act of stoning to death for the alleged charge of adultery is shameful and is a remnant of ancient laws.
Ms. Sakineh is a victim of the Persian regime’s notorious tortures and forceful statements. We do not believe in capital punishment, and we strongly condemn Iran’s barbaric treatment of South Azerbaijani Turks under Persian-Shia laws. We beseech all people of conscience and all human rights organizations in the world to condemn the Islamic Republic of Iran for this matter. We ask all democratic and free countries in the world to condemn the horrific act of stoning and stop the Iranian regime from killing Ms. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an innocent person.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – the Spiritual Leader
Islamic Consultative Assembly
(Majles-e Shoura-ye Eslami)
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Date:
Your Excellencys
Re: Ms. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani
I am concerned about the condition of Ms Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani an Azerbaijani Turkish mother of two who is currently in prison for over four years in Iran. Both Ashtiani’s physical and mental health is in terrible state.
Ms. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has been wrongly accused of adultery. Ms. Ashtiani.is to be stoned to death anytime soon. Not only she was not given an attorney but also she was not given an interpreter in Azerbaijani Turkish, her mother tongue. She was deprived of a fair trial in a language which she would understand the charges, and to defend herself in her own mother tongue.
I appeal for your help for her immediate release as Ms Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s detention is in violation of her human rights, and her right to a fair trial.
I demand that she, along with all Azerbaijani human rights activists, journalists and prisoners of conscience be immediately and unconditionally released from prison.
I call on you to finally put an end to capital punishment by stoning and to reverse the unjust judgment in the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani.
Sincerely,
This Petition is closed
