126 professional women have been sentenced to death by the Iraqi government. It is expected that the executions will be carried out before the Muslim feast of pilgrimage (in 2 weeks time). These women are prisoners of conscience. Their only crime appear to be serving under the previous regime. Amongst those to be executed the ex Head Nuclear Energy Centre and the ex minister of Work and Social Affairs. Women Will Association an Iraqi women organisation is looking to build a coalition to put pressure on the Iraqi government to stop the executions immediately.
Act now to stop this massacre!
Source in Arabic
http://www.aljaml.com/node/51630