Stoning Cancelled

By the direct order of the head of Iran's Judiciary System, Ayatollah Mahmood Shahroodi, planned stoning of a man and woman got cancelled.

Morever, the head of Qazvin Province’s judiciary office emphasized on the previously published order of Ayatollah Shahroodi which had asked the judges not to sentence anybody to stoning.

official source: Farsnews (Persian)

Stoning news approved by officials

few hours ago, I read about 'planned stoning of a man and woman who committed adultery 12 years ago and had been in prison since then'. That was published by a 'Women's Rights Activists Group'.

Original Source (Persian):
http://www.meydaan.org/news.aspx?nid=391

Another (English):
http://www.mideastyouth.com/2007/06/19/breaking-news-man-and-woman-to-be-stoned-in-qazvin-iran/

At the beginning, I was suspicious if that was original or fake; called Takistan's local judiciary office (Takistan is located in Qazvin province), and to my surprise, they approved the news.

Just for those who want to call: the number mentioned in above sources (for local office) is not true. call this number, and its not busy: +98 282 523 0676