Reyhaneh Jabbari (Persian: ریحانه جباری; c. 1988 – 25 October 2014) was a woman convicted of murdering Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former agent of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence[1][2][3] in Iran.[4] She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in October 2014 for killing her alleged rapist.[5] She published her recollection of the events while in prison. Mohammad Mostafaei was her first lawyer. He published her story in his blog.[6] According to Iranian law, after her guilt was proven and her claim of self-defense was considered untrue, only the victim's family had the right to stop the execution; despite efforts by the Prosecutor's Office, the victim's family insisted on proceeding with the execution.
In 2007, Sarbandi met Jabbari, who was an interior decorator, in a cafe and convinced her to visit his office to discuss a business deal. While at the office, Sarbandi allegedly tried to rape Jabbari. She grabbed a pocket knife and stabbed him, then fled the scene leaving him to bleed to death.[citation needed]
The United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, said that Jabbari was hired by Sarbandi to redesign his office and took her to an apartment where she was sexually abused by him. Sarbandi's family insisted that it was premeditated murder as Jabbari confessed to buying a knife two days before the killing. However, it is alleged that police coerced her into giving a false confession after she was tortured and when her interrogators threatened to harm her sister. Many international human rights groups have repeatedly asked for a new trial due to strong concerns of corruption and repeated mishandling of the case by Iranian authorities.[4]
Arrest and trialedit
After her arrest, Jabbari was kept in solitary confinement for two months, without access to her family or a lawyer.[7] In 2009, she was sentenced to death by a Tehran court. According to Amnesty International, Jabbari had admitted stabbing Sarbandi, but had claimed that someone else in the house had killed him.[7]
On 29 September 2014, it was announced that her execution was imminent.[9] On 1 October 2014, it was reported that plans to execute her had been halted for the time being.[10][11] There were campaigns launched on social media to halt her execution, but Tasnim reported that Jabbari's relatives failed to gain consent for a reprieve from the victim's family.[7]
Death and legacyedit
Reihaneh Jabbari was executed by hanging on 25 October 2014 at dawn at the Gohardasht Prison, north of Karaj.[12][7][13] She left her mother a recorded final message imploring her to ensure that her organs be donated anonymously.[14]
International reactionsedit
Amnesty International commented that Jabbari was convicted after a flawed investigation and that her claims that another person who was present in the home killed Sarbandi were not properly investigated.[7][4]
2023 - German film director Steffi Niederzoll made a documentary film about Jabbari's case entitled "Seven Winters in Tehran" (Germany, France).
2023 - The mother of Jabbari, Shole Pakravan, published a book entitled (in English translation) "How one Becomes a Butterfly. The Short, Brave Live of my Daughter Reyhaneh Jabbari".
Referencesedit
^"ریحانه جباری اعدام شد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
^"واکنش مقامهای ایران به بازتاب حکم اعدام جباری در غرب". رادیو فردا (in Persian). 30 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
^. 2014-10-31. Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
^ abc"Iran hangs woman despite international uproar". Al Jazeera.
Good Bye Reyhaneh - Music composed by Hussam Ezz Eldin
Artistic re-recording of Reyhaneh's last voice message, made by Loulou R. D. (Lama)
English text of Reyhaneh Jabbari's last voice message, National Council of Resistance of Iran
January 01, 1970
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Reyhaneh Jabbari Persian ریحانه جباری c 1988 25 October 2014 was a woman convicted of murdering Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi a former agent of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence 1 2 3 in Iran 4 She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in October 2014 for killing her alleged rapist 5 She published her recollection of the events while in prison Mohammad Mostafaei was her first lawyer He published her story in his blog 6 According to Iranian law after her guilt was proven and her claim of self defense was considered untrue only the victim s family had the right to stop the execution despite efforts by the Prosecutor s Office the victim s family insisted on proceeding with the execution Reyhaneh JabbariReyhaneh Jabbari in court in 2008BornReyhaneh Jabbaric 1988IranDied25 October 2014 2014 10 25 aged 26 Gohardasht Prison Tehran IranCause of deathExecution by hangingOccupationInterior decoratorKnown forBeing convicted of murder and executed for killing her alleged rapistCriminal statusExecutedConviction s MurderCriminal penaltyDeath Contents 1 Background 2 Arrest and trial 3 Death and legacy 4 International reactions 5 References 6 External linksBackground editIn 2007 Sarbandi met Jabbari who was an interior decorator in a cafe and convinced her to visit his office to discuss a business deal While at the office Sarbandi allegedly tried to rape Jabbari She grabbed a pocket knife and stabbed him then fled the scene leaving him to bleed to death citation needed The United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur in Iran Ahmed Shaheed said that Jabbari was hired by Sarbandi to redesign his office and took her to an apartment where she was sexually abused by him Sarbandi s family insisted that it was premeditated murder as Jabbari confessed to buying a knife two days before the killing However it is alleged that police coerced her into giving a false confession after she was tortured and when her interrogators threatened to harm her sister Many international human rights groups have repeatedly asked for a new trial due to strong concerns of corruption and repeated mishandling of the case by Iranian authorities 4 Arrest and trial editAfter her arrest Jabbari was kept in solitary confinement for two months without access to her family or a lawyer 7 In 2009 she was sentenced to death by a Tehran court According to Amnesty International Jabbari had admitted stabbing Sarbandi but had claimed that someone else in the house had killed him 7 Amnesty International 8 United Nations and the European Union had lobbied for her life to be spared Her punishment was postponed from the original April 2014 date after a global campaign to stop her execution attracted 20 000 signatures citation needed On 29 September 2014 it was announced that her execution was imminent 9 On 1 October 2014 it was reported that plans to execute her had been halted for the time being 10 11 There were campaigns launched on social media to halt her execution but Tasnim reported that Jabbari s relatives failed to gain consent for a reprieve from the victim s family 7 Death and legacy editReihaneh Jabbari was executed by hanging on 25 October 2014 at dawn at the Gohardasht Prison north of Karaj 12 7 13 She left her mother a recorded final message imploring her to ensure that her organs be donated anonymously 14 International reactions editAmnesty International commented that Jabbari was convicted after a flawed investigation and that her claims that another person who was present in the home killed Sarbandi were not properly investigated 7 4 Italian Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Dario Fo dedicated a painting to Jabbari Portrait of Reyhaneh Jabbari 15 2023 German film director Steffi Niederzoll made a documentary film about Jabbari s case entitled Seven Winters in Tehran Germany France 2023 The mother of Jabbari Shole Pakravan published a book entitled in English translation How one Becomes a Butterfly The Short Brave Live of my Daughter Reyhaneh Jabbari References edit ریحانه جباری اعدام شد صدای آمریکا in Persian 24 October 2014 Retrieved 2021 10 26 واکنش مقام های ایران به بازتاب حکم اعدام جباری در غرب رادیو فردا in Persian 30 October 2014 Retrieved 2021 10 26 حوادث 2014 10 31 Archived from the original on 2014 10 31 Retrieved 2021 10 26 a b c Iran hangs woman despite international uproar Al Jazeera Taher 24 March 2014 Iran news update محمد مصطفایی Archived from the original on 2014 10 31 a b c d e Iran hangs Reyhaneh Jabbari despite campaign BBC News 25 October 2014 Stop Reihaneh Jabbari Execution HRANA News Agency 2 women are scheduled to be executed tomorrow morning Hrana News Agancy 29 September 2014 Human Rights Watch Iran Stop Woman s Execution Reyhaneh Jabbari Iran postpones execution of woman due to hang for murder of her alleged attempted rapist The Independent 30 September 2014 ریحانه جباری اعدام شد BBC News 25 October 2014 Al Jazeera Amnesty Iran set to hang woman at dawn Daniel Politi 26 October 2014 Hanged Iranian Woman Leaves Heartbreaking Last Message Slate in Italian Dario Fo Iran Reyhaneh un inaccettabile violenza Iran Reyhaneh an unacceptable violence External links editGood Bye Reyhaneh Music composed by Hussam Ezz Eldin Artistic re recording of Reyhaneh s last voice message made by Loulou R D Lama English text of Reyhaneh Jabbari s last voice message National Council of Resistance of Iran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reyhaneh Jabbari amp oldid 1189901236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
