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Iran: Nazanin Fatehi’s retrial will take
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January 6, 2007
Iran, -- Remember the 17 year old Kurdish
girl in Iran who was sentenced to death for having
protected herself and her 15 year old niece from
three men who attempted to rape them?
On January 3, 2006, 18-year-old Nazanin Mahabad
Fatehi was sentenced to death for murder by court in
Iran after she stabbed one of three men who
attempted to rape her and her 16-year-old niece in a
park in Karaj (a suburb of Tehran) in March 2005.
She was seventeen at the time. Iran is signatory to
international treaties which forbid them to execute
any one under the age of 18; however they continue
to do so.
The injustice of this case propelled Nazanin Afshin-Jam
to take immediate action and start a petition to
help save the life of her namesake. The petition now
has over 200 000 signatures from around the world.
Since initiating the Save Nazanin Campaign with Mina
Ahadi- the Head of the International Committee
Against Execution and Stoning- and through the help
of other human rights groups and individuals, they
have been able to engage the UN, Canadian
Parliament, the EU, Amnesty International and others
to pressure the Iranian Officials to spare the life
of this child.
On June 1st 2006, the Head of Judiciary Ayatollah
Shahroudi announced a stay of execution and the call
for a complete new retrial. Nazanin Fatehi’s retrial
will take place January 10th, 2007 (20th of Dey 1385
in the Iranian calendar).
In this new trial the Islamic Republic Court will
either:
a) spare the life of Nazanin and release her from
prison or
b) announce a prison sentence of x number of years
or
c) re-condemn Nazanin for execution or |
Nazanin Fatehi, 17 year old Kurdish girl from Iran
(Kurdistan) sentenced to death in Iran
Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss
Canda
VIDEO The Tale of Two Nazanins- The struggle to
save the life of an Iranian Kurdish girl |
d) ask Nazanin to negotiate "Dieh" (Blood Money)
with the family of the alleged rapist and have her
released
subject to her paying that amount.
In the meantime the Nazanin Fatehi Trust fund has
been set up to help cover her legal fees and
campaign costs. See
Donations page .
The fate of Nazanin Fatehi is still up in the air,
please continue to spread the word about her case
and the plight of other women in similar
circumstances such as Delareh Darabi, Kobra
Rahmanpour, Ashraf Kalhori, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh
and Malak Ghorbani and continue to pressure the
Iranian Government to free these women.
From her prison cell, Nazanin Fatehi wanted to thank
everyone that has been working so tirelessly on her
behalf and everyone who has signed the petition.
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
The Tale of Two Nazanins VIDEO: The struggle to
save the life of an Iranian Kurdish girl.
"The Tale of Two Nazanins" is a documentary about
the struggle of 17-year-old Nazanin Fatehi on death
row and the struggle of Nazanin Afshin-Jam and
others to save her life. It features Nazanin's
family in Iran and an emotional phone conversation
with Nazanin Fatehi from her prison.
More information:
Wikipedia - Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi
Sigh the petition!!! - Click here
She is not the only one who is a victim of the
Iranian judicial system.. I wonder what happened to
Malak Ghorbany . Recently there was unrest in
Iranian Kurdistan again.
The Tale of Two Nazanins: The struggle to save the
life of an Iranian girl.
www.helpnazanin.com
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