{"id":4498,"date":"2010-08-16T12:21:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T12:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2010-08-16T12:21:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T12:21:40","slug":"sakineh-ashtians-attorney-interviewed-in-oslo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/sakineh-ashtians-attorney-interviewed-in-oslo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakineh Ashtian&#8217;s Attorney Interviewed in Oslo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Huffington Pos<\/strong>t publishes an interview by <strong>Bernard Henri L\u00e9vy<\/strong> with <strong>Mohamad Mostafei<\/strong>, the lawyer of <strong>Sakineh Ashtian<\/strong>, the Iranian woman condemned to death by stoning by the Iranian clergy. Mostafei has been forced to give up the case and leave the country to save his own life and that of his family. Below, the opening paras of the interview; you can read the full thing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/bernardhenri-levy\/sakinehs-attorney-speaks_b_682721.html\">here<\/a>. Interesting too is the 7 August <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/shirin-ebadi\/when-adultery-means-death_b_674439.html\">article<\/a> in the same publication by <strong>Shirin Ebadi<\/strong> on &#8220;When Adultery means Death.&#8221; Below a video of the first interview\u00a0 <strong>Mostafei<\/strong> gave after he arrived in Turkey.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Until a few days ago, Mohamad Mostafaei was  Sakineh Mohammadi  Ashtian&#8217;s attorney.  In addition to his profession, he was one of the  free voices of Iran and one of its consciences.  Harassed by the  mollahs, imprisoned several times, subject to unbearable moral blackmail  every time his wife and daughter were threatened, he finally left his  country.  He answered my questions from a hotel room in Oslo, where he  found refuge yesterday, Sunday.  Either directly, in English, or with  the help of Mahmood Amiry-Mohgad, founder and activist of the NGO &#8220;Iran  Human Rights&#8221;, based in Norway.  A clear voice.  A lucid mind.  His  capacity to resist manifestly untouched.  The man who does not flinch or  waver.  He continues the fight.  But, for this, he needs us more than  ever.  Listen to him.  It is the first time he has expressed himself  since leaving Iran. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Bernard-Henri L\u00e9vy<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>BHL: <\/strong> Good evening, Mr. Mostafaei.  I am very moved to be speaking with you.  Where are you, exactly?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>M. Mostafei: <\/strong> For the moment, I&#8217;m in a hotel room in Oslo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>How did you leave Iran? <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I crossed the frontier between Iran and Turkey.  Five hours on foot.  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