Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43 year old mother of two, was convicted in May 2006 of having an “illicit relationship” with two men and received 99 lashes as her sentence. Despite already having been punished, she has now been further convicted of “adultery” and she and sentenced to death by stoning.
She is currently being held on death row in Tabriz Prison, north-west Iran, and faces imminent execution. Around July 7th , following international protests, officials in Tabriz asked the head of Iran’s judiciary to agree that her sentence of stoning to death be converted to execution by hanging.
On 10 July, the head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights said that her case would be reviewed, although he affirmed that Iranian law permits execution by stoning.
On 14 July Sajjad Qaderzadeh, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s son, was summoned to Tabriz’s Central Prison, and is believed to have been questioned by Ministry of Intelligence officials who possibly threatened him not to give further interviews about his mother’s case.
It is clear Sakineh remains ingrave risk… PLEASE sign this petition which calls on the Iranian authorities to clarify her current legal status, demands that the authorities enact legislation that bans stoning as a legal punishment, and eliminates other forms of the death penalty for “adultery” such as fogging or imprisonment.
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Deadline October 2, 2010
The competition is open to Italian and foreign artists resident in Italy, aged between 21 and 30 years who have done their training pertaining to the visual arts in Italian institutions (Universities, Academies of Fine Arts, Dance, Theatre, Cinema, Conservatives, Schools of Design).
The competition will select two winning artists for a residency each lasting nine months.
there will be a formative period of six months in Rome and one to three months in Paris, receive a supply of materials necessary for production of artworks amounting to € 3500, will also receive a monthly repayment of € 580 to Rome and of € 480 in Paris and there will be the final exhibition of the artworks with catalog.
For information visit:
site

Deadline: 16th November, 2010
Prizes: 100.000 euro
Sections: painting, sculpture, photographic art, video art and performing art
Participation: the competition is open to all artists, without any limits. There is not a specific theme
Finalist artists: 110
Institutional Exhibition venues:  Arsenale of Venice,  Romanian Cultural and Humanistic Research Institute in Venice
Special Prizes: 31 International Galleries (New York, Shanghai, Las Vegas, Rome, Florence, ...), Tina B Festival in Prague and Open in Venice
Artist in Residence: Claudio Buziol Foundation in Venice, Zauli Museum in Faenza, Art Stays in Ptuj Slovenia
Business for Art "ReiL": Residency and artistic intervention at one resort in Bahia Brazil
Prize Curator: Igor Zanti – Art Critic
sito del premio
info@premioartelaguna.it

It is a contest aimed at the promotion of art, but also to enhancing the relationship between art and business.
The Award is divided into two categories, a national uprising to all artists, Italian or foreign, who work steadily on the Italian territory, and an international one, addressed to Italian and foreign artists who work in Shanghai and Beijing, China.
Works for participation in the competition must be submitted no later than October 4, 2010.
See the site of Premio Terna for details :

Site of premio TERNA

The municipal administration of Castroreale (Messina) has promoted workshops in sculpture with the artist Hidetoshi Nagasawa be held in the Auditorium of Castroreale August 17 to 24 near open to students and young sculptors.
The project is managed by Nino Thin Zumbo, Director of the Museum "Cassata" Barcelona PG
The city will pay Castroreale enrollment as well as the cost of food and residence for students.
For more details write at Nino Sottile Zumbo email: nisozu@tiscali.it.

The Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam
October 28 - 31, 2010
The International Artists Group and Artequadri Gallery shall be present to the "Affordable Art Fair" of Amsterdam from October 27 to October 31, 2010.
In 2009 the Fair welcomed more than 15,000 visitors, an increase of 11% compared to the last year edition, with total sales of 1,3 millions of Euro (an increase of 9%).
The Affordable Art Fair is focused on contemporary art. People can buy artworks not exceeding 5,000 Euro and Collectors, as well as Galleries, can discover new emerging talents.
For info:  Giovanna Gazzolo
E-mail: giovanna.gazzolo@inartisgroup.com

Over 10,000 lives have been claimed due to ethnic clashes between the indigenous peoples and the settlers of Nigeria--and that number is continuously on the rise. Although legislation passed in the 1999 Constitution ensures the inalienable rights of every Nigerian citizen, the government has failed to successfully enforce these laws. The "non-indigene" Nigerians are not treated as citizens in their own country and the reinforcement of these ethnic tensions by the government continues to segregate Nigerians and breed violence.
Take action and tell Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua that the federal government should enforce existing legislation prohibiting government discrimination against non-indigenes and promote actions that create a peaceful environment for all Nigerians.
Sign Petition :

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