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Global support for woman condemned to death for adultery in Iran

Rallies were held across the world yesterday to support an Iranian woman condemned to death for adultery.

Supporters of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was jailed in 2005, held demonstrations in more than 30 cities worldwide, including London and Birmingham in the UK, as well as in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, the United States, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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