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Iran: Reyhaneh Jabbari Executed

Email Iran’s judiciary should vacate the death sentence of Reyhaneh Jabbari and ensure that she receives a fair trial. She was convicted of murdering an older man in what she says was self defense. On September 29, 2014, prison authorities transferred Jabbari to a prison west of Tehran without explanation, raising fears that her execution was imminent, but then returned her to her original prison cell overnight. Update:Iran hanged Reyhaneh Jabbari in Tehran this morning. She was 26. read more

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