2010年7月31日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:46 PM PDT

This undated image made available by Amnesty International in London, Thursday July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who is facing the punishment of stoning to death in Iran,  on charges of adultery. Britain's Foreign Minister William Hague has called on the Iranian government to prevent the stoning of Ashtiani, 43 - a call that has already been endorsed by congressmen, diplomats, and rights activists on both sides of the Atlantic.  Protests are reportedly planned in front of the Iranian Embassy over the weekend. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, ho)** EDITORIAL USE ONLY: NO SALES**Reuters - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow a woman sentenced in Iran to death by stoning to accept an offer of asylum in Brazil, local media reported.


Brazil offers haven to Iran woman in adultery case (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:47 PM PDT

AP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in Iran following her conviction for committing adultery.

Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman sentenced to death (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT

A protester joins a vigil with a placard showing the face of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, the Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for committing adultery. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula on Saturday offered to give asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, according to news reports.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula on Saturday offered to give asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, according to news reports.


Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2010 12:30 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 17, 2009, Dimas Jose Aliprandi, left, and Elton Plaster meet as they pose for pictures in Santa Maria de Jetiba, Espirito Santo state, Brazil.  Aliprandi and Plaster, who had been switched at birth more than 20 years ago, are now living and working together with their families growing vegetables and coffee on a small farm in southeastern Brazil. (AP Photo/Julio Huber)AP - Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.


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