FEMEN held a protest outside the Iranian Embassy, demanding the cancellation of the death sentence of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, who had been accused by Iranian authorities of adultery and involvement in her husband’s murder.

According to the organization, the activists came to the embassy with stones in hand, symbolically reenacting the punishment that awaits the woman.

Initially, Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani was sentenced to 99 lashes for “forbidden relations” with two men after her husband’s death. Later, another court revised the ruling and imposed a death sentence by stoning.

The case has drawn international support, including from France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and other prominent figures. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also offered asylum to Mohammadi-Ashtiani.

Despite previous statements about postponing the execution, the Iranian court confirmed the death sentence a month later. Sakineh initially admitted guilt but later claimed that her confession was coerced.

In Iran, according to Sharia law, adultery by married individuals is punishable by death through stoning.