Yemeni woman's execution - hopeful updates

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Wednesday May 11, 2005 · 1:55 PM PDT

2005/05/11 · 13:55

A possibly innocent woman has lost her husband and one child, been imprisoned from the age of 14-21 where she was reportedly raped by a guard, and come within moments of a firing squad twice.

Will Yemen orphan her two remaining children ending the chain of impossible tragedy that is this woman's life? If investigations currently under way by the government of Yemen come to the right conclusions over the next few days, the answer appears to be no!

I just spoke with her attorney, Shada Nasser, and I've got some updates. The story, the laws, and the updates below the flip.

(Cross-posted at Booman Tribune) Read More

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