Iran: Halt execution of woman set to be hanged at dawn

Headline Title: Iran: Halt execution of woman set to be hanged at dawn 24 October 2014 The Iranian authorities must stop the execution of a woman due to be hanged tomorrow morning after being convicted for the killing of a man whom she said tried to sexually abuse her, said Amnesty International. Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to death in 2009 after a deeply flawed investigation and trial. Her execution was due to be carried out on 30 September but was postponed for 10 days. “Time is running out for Reyhaneh Jabbari, the authorities must act now to stop her execution,”…

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