Abigmessage is now on Facebook

Be a Friend of Abigmessage

Recent Comments

After Ramandan, Will Iranian Woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Be Stoned?

The Question Of Questions

This is the question of many people who are following the death by stoning case of Iranian mother of two Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – will she be stoned now that Ramadan has ended? Iranian authorities had earlier announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be executed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.  Now [...]

Pope Benedict XVI And Italian Government Monitoring Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Stoning Case Even As She Was Lashed 99 Times

Pope And Vatican Monitoring Developments

Amid the international uproar over the death-by-stoning sentence of Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican City said that Pope Benedict XVI is now monitoring developments of this case intently.  Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said that Pope Benedict XVI  will act through diplomatic channels if asked by [...]

Iranian Newspaper Hurls Insults At France First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Called A “Prostitute”

Amid the controversy surrounding Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, an Iranian newspaper hurled insults at the First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy after she condemned the stoning sentence.  The Kayhan described First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy derogatorily as a “prostitute” in its daily [...]

Iranian Woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Execution Delayed

No Execution On Ramadan Month

The execution of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – the Iranian woman condemned to death by stoning for adultery – has been delayed by an Iranian court, according to media reports.  The court announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be stoned during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.  However, a final verdict on [...]

Iranian Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei Speaks Out

Mohammad Mostafaei’s Escape to Norway

Lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei who fled from Iran after his wife, Fereshteh Halimi, and his brother-in-law, Farhad Halimi, were detained by the Iranian authorities, has now spoken out.  Mohammad Mostafaei is the lawyer representing Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.  He made the arduous [...]

Iran – Lawyer Mohammed Mostafaei In Turkey Seeking Asylum

Client Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Case Looking Bad

In case you are wondering what happened to Mohammed Mostafaei, the lawyer representing the Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was condemned to death by stoning for adultery, the latest news is that he has fled to Turkey where he applied for asylum.  But Mohammed Mostafaei left behind his client [...]

Brazil Offers Lifeline To Iranian Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula’s Offer

The international support for Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has just received a boost from South America’s most powerful man – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula.  In a statement which took many people by surprise, President Luiz Inacio Lula made this offer through international media to the Iranian government: Brazil will [...]

Iran – Lawyer For Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Stoning Death Case Went Missing

The Interrogation Of Mohammed Mostafaei

Mohammed Mostafaei, the attorney representing Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – an Iranian mother-of-two who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery – has gone missing.   Recently, Mohammed Mostafaei was summoned by the Iranian authorities and he spent four hours being questioned at the notorious Evin prison’s Court Branch.  Explaining the reasons for [...]

Iran – Adulteress Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Escapes Stoning Death

But That Does Not Mean She Won’t Be Put To Death By Other Means

In a sign that Iran is finally hearing the choruses of international condemnation following its sentencing of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to death by stoning for the offense of adultery, a statement was issued by the Iranian embassy in London confirming that Sakineh Mohammadi [...]

Iranian Woman Facing Death By Stoning

Save Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Plea

“Please help end this nightmare and do not let it turn into a reality. Help us save our mother!” cried Iranian Farideh, 16, and her brother Sajad, 20, as they pleaded to the international community to save their mother – 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – from stoning.

Death By Stoning And Hanging

Sakineh Mohammadi [...]