Iranian woman may be deported and stoned to death — despite new evidence in her case Published on Wednesday September 19, 2012 Share on twitter Share on facebook FAMILY PHOTO Fatemeh Derakhshandeh Tosarvandan, 40, pictured with son Hessam Hafezi Mashhadi, 16, faces deportation to Iran next week

A woman from Iran is facing deportation next Wednesday despite new evidence proving she faces an adultery charge there that, under sharia law, could result in her being stoned to death.

Critics say the case of Fatemeh Derakhshandeh Tosarvandan, whose claim for asylum was rejected last October, calls into question whether harsh new restrictions on refugee claims breach Canada’s Charter of Rights.

“The average Canadian would be horrified to know that we’re going to send a woman to Iran to be stoned for adultery,” said Tosarvandan’s lawyer, Lisa Winter-Card. Ironically, Canada recently suspended relations with Iran on the grounds that it is a state sponsor of terrorism.