Reply #12: "...most of whom were convicted of drug smuggling."

[daleo]

Executed for an "undisclosed quantity" of hashish. This probably means "not much".

Here's an update on the Iranian story that was the subject of considerable debate a week or two ago:

last updated on 1st January 2005

Iran: Woman to be buried up to chest and stoned to death
An Iranian woman facing execution by stoning for adultery is believed to still be alive, even though the sentence was reportedly due to have been carried out on Tuesday 21 December. Amnesty International members are writing urgent appeals to the Iranian authorities, calling for the execution to be stopped.

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/