Iranian authorities have hanged a 26-year-old woman for the murder of a former intelligence official. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor’s office as saying Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn on October 25. A Facebook page, “Save Reyhaneh Jabbari From Execution In Iran,” that campaigned for her release confirmed her execution. […]
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Amnesty International: Iranian woman at risk of execution, Reyhaneh Jabbari
The death sentence of Iranian woman Reyhaneh Jabbari has been sent to the Office of Implementation of Sentences in Tehran, Iran. Once death sentences have gone to this body, they may be carried out at any time.Reyhaneh Jabbari, aged 26, was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran’s Ministry […]