UPDATE: Mohammad Mostafaie, lawyer of Sakineh Ashtiani, arrested in Turkey

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UPDATE: Mohammad Mostafaie, lawyer of Sakineh Ashtiani, arrested in Turkey

Dear friends,

Mohammad Mostafaie, a human rights defender and lawyer of Sakineh Ashtiani, the woman whose sentence to death by stoning in Iran recieved worldwide public attention, has been arrested and detained by Turkish authorities. On 24 July 2010, his wife, Fereshteh Halimi, and brother in law, Farhad Halimi, were arrested and are now detained at the infamous Evin Prison in Tehran. Prior to their arrest, Mostafaie was invited for interrogation and subsequently released by the police but was immediately ordered to be arrested again.

The Global Campaign to Stop Killing and Stoning Women (SKSW) and the Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) International Solidarity Network are gravely concerned over:

1. The safety of Mr. Mostafaie given the poor and inadequate protective measures accorded by the Turkish authorities to political refugees like him.

2. The safety of his wife and borther in law who are still in detention in Iran.

Please take action now, and write to the Iranian authorities on behalf of Mr. Mostafaei and his family.

Click here to read the full alert and background on the case: http://www.stop-stoning.org/en/node/1251

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