A film portraying the real-life stoning of an Iranian woman is opening in London despite protests from the country's government.
Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen said: "The final scenes of The Stoning Of Soraya M are quite horrific and many viewers might want to turn away. I'd urge them not to.
"The case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has been taken up by people all over the world, who have protested and written letters to the Iranian authorities urging them to stop her execution by any method."We have to keep this pressure up and make it clear to Iran's leaders that killing Sakineh would cause a global outrage.
"We are calling on the Iranian authorities to stop this execution, stop the use of stoning altogether and stop criminalising the sex lives of consenting adults."
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the West of using the Ashtiani case to generate further opposition against it at a time when the country's nuclear programme is drawing international condemnation.
The Stoning Of Soraya M serves as a painful reminder of the ruthlessness of the Iranian government - past and present."Stonings are thankfully rare in Iran but they represent the ugly tip of a very large iceberg.
The film's director claims some European governments have been reluctant to support it - fearful of antagonising Iran's regime, already at loggerheads with the West.
Content & video source: www.youtube.com and image source: www.google.com