Monday, October 27, 2014

Amnesty International | IRAN - Press Release - Execution of young woman a bloody stain on Iran’s human rights record and her last message

  • AI Press Release, October 25, 2014
“The shocking news that Reyhaneh Jabbari has been executed is deeply disappointing in the extreme. This is another bloody stain on Iran’s human rights record,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme.

“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.”
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  • Hanged Iranian Woman Leaves Heartbreaking Last Message, Slate Magazine, Oct 26, 2014
 Here is an English translation of Ryhaneh Jabbair's last message to her family.
  •  Heartbreaking Final Letter Of Hanged Young Iranian Woman Reyhaneh Jabbari, Huffington Post, October 26, 2014 
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