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| Iran's hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari condemned | |
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| Iran has gone ahead with an execution of a woman despite an international campaign urging a reprieve. | Iran has gone ahead with an execution of a woman despite an international campaign urging a reprieve. |
| Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a Tehran prison on Saturday morning. She had been convicted of killing a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her. | Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged in a Tehran prison on Saturday morning. She had been convicted of killing a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her. |
| Jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former intelligence ministry worker. | Jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former intelligence ministry worker. |
| Human rights group Amnesty International said her execution was "deeply disappointing in the extreme". | Human rights group Amnesty International said her execution was "deeply disappointing in the extreme". |
| Both the US State Department and British Foreign Office condemned the execution. | |
| UK Foreign Minister Tobias Ellwood MP called on Iran to abolish the use of the death penalty. | |
| "The UN noted that her conviction was allegedly based on confessions made while under threat. I urge Iran to put a moratorium on all executions," he said in a statement. | |
| A campaign calling for a halt to the execution was launched on Facebook and Twitter last month and appeared to have brought a temporary stay in execution. | A campaign calling for a halt to the execution was launched on Facebook and Twitter last month and appeared to have brought a temporary stay in execution. |
| However, government news agency Tasnim said on Saturday that Jabbari had been executed after her relatives failed to gain consent from the victim's family for a reprieve. | However, government news agency Tasnim said on Saturday that Jabbari had been executed after her relatives failed to gain consent from the victim's family for a reprieve. |
| It said her claims of self-defence had not been proved in court. | It said her claims of self-defence had not been proved in court. |
| A Facebook page set up to campaign for a stay now says simply: "Rest in peace". | A Facebook page set up to campaign for a stay now says simply: "Rest in peace". |
| 'True intentions' | 'True intentions' |
| After her arrest, Jabbari had been placed in solitary confinement for two months, where she reportedly did not have access to a lawyer or her family. | After her arrest, Jabbari had been placed in solitary confinement for two months, where she reportedly did not have access to a lawyer or her family. |
| She was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Tehran in 2009. | She was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Tehran in 2009. |
| Amnesty International said she was convicted after a deeply flawed investigation. | Amnesty International said she was convicted after a deeply flawed investigation. |
| Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme said: "This is another bloody stain on Iran's human rights record." | Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme said: "This is another bloody stain on Iran's human rights record." |
| "Tragically, this case is far from uncommon. Once again Iran has insisted on applying the death penalty despite serious concerns over the fairness of the trial." | "Tragically, this case is far from uncommon. Once again Iran has insisted on applying the death penalty despite serious concerns over the fairness of the trial." |
| Amnesty said that although Jabbari admitted to stabbing Abdolali Sarbandi once in the back, she alleged that there was someone else in the house who actually killed him. | Amnesty said that although Jabbari admitted to stabbing Abdolali Sarbandi once in the back, she alleged that there was someone else in the house who actually killed him. |
| Jalal Sarbandi, the victim's eldest son, said Jabbari had refused to identify the man. | Jalal Sarbandi, the victim's eldest son, said Jabbari had refused to identify the man. |
| He told Iranian media in April: "Only when her true intentions are exposed and she tells the truth about her accomplice and what really went down will we be prepared to grant mercy," | He told Iranian media in April: "Only when her true intentions are exposed and she tells the truth about her accomplice and what really went down will we be prepared to grant mercy," |
| The United Nations says Iran has executed about 250 people this year. | The United Nations says Iran has executed about 250 people this year. |
| Global executions for 2013 | Global executions for 2013 |
| Source: Amnesty International | Source: Amnesty International |
| Rise in number of global executions | Rise in number of global executions |