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The Nigerian Xaria court released Safiya Hussain, sentenced to stone death for becoming pregnant without a husband

The Nigerian Xaria court released Safiya Hussain, condemned to kill the stone for having become pregnant without a husband. Pressure from the Government of Nigeria and the international led to the suspension of the sentence. Coal is still a legal punishment in many countries.

Euskaldunon Egunkaria (26 March 2002).