Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani currently sits on death row in Iran for committing the crime of adultery. In May 2006, she was first convicted for having an "illicit relationship" with two men after her husband died, and was then sentenced to 99 lashes. A year later, when the case was reopened, and she was convicted of murdering her husband and committing adultery while he was still alive, which carries sentence of death by stoning. The international community has reacted harshly to this information. This weekend Brazil made the offer to Iran to give asylum to Ashtiani. Iranian officials claim that Brazil's president is too "humane and emotional" and "has not received enough information about the case."
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