Reyhaneh Jabbari
Reyhaneh Jabari (Persian: ریحانه جباری c. 1988 - October 25, 2014) was a Iranian woman convicted of murdering a former intelligence officer, Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, in Iran[1]. She said she killed Sarbandi because he was sexually assaulting her.[2]
She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in October 2014 for killing Sarbandi.[3] She published her story about what happened to her in prison. Her lawyer published her story in his blog.[4]
Jabbari was executed by hanging on 25 October 2014 at dawn at the Gohardasht Prison, north of Karaj, aged 26.[5]
References
- ↑ Iran hangs woman despite international uproar. Al Jazeera.
- ↑ Al Jazeera. Amnesty: Iran set to hang woman at dawn.
- ↑ Taher. Iran news update. Iran news update.
- ↑ محمد مصطفایی.
- ↑ ریحانه جباری اعدام شد. BBC News.