Save Nazanin

[seattlegal]

Let's see if we can get the media to follow this!

Retrial for girl due to hang for killing rapist


By Martin Croucher
Published: 07 January 2007
A 19-year-old girl sentenced to death by hanging in Iran last year is to be retried on Wednesday after a Canadian singer launched an international campaign to save her.

Nazanin Fatehi was sentenced to death a year ago, on 3 January 2006, after admitting having stabbed to death one of three men who tried to rape her and a 16-year-old relative. She was 17 at the time.

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[seattlegal]

Nazanin Retrial Update

Jan 10 : Nazanin Trial Update
Source APTN (Associated Press)

The court proceedings were supposed to begin at 10:30 local time (07:00 GMT). There was a 2-hour delay due to the massive interest (there were over 200 people cramming to get into the courthouse).

Proceedings, as a result, were carried out in an adjacent amphitheatre. There were four judges presiding over the hearings plus Nazanin's two lawyers. Nazanin's lawyers did most of the speaking, but she presented her side of the story briefly as well.

The court's decision: what Nazanin did was not premeditated murder. The judges added that the previous court's verdict was partly based on unreliable and inaccurate testimony.

The court did not go as far as staying the execution today. But the family expects a formal letter to that effect in the coming days.

Despite the absence of a formal repudiation today, this is very positive news, no doubt, and the family is quite hopeful.

NAJ:

Nazanin's lawyer, Shadi Sadr, said that we must remain cautious until the written verdict is provided in a few days time. Until we receive the written verdict in hand, we encourage everyone to sign the petition and spread awareness of the situation.

[17th Angel]

I've got a anyone I know to sign and view site... All we can do is wait and hope ;/

[seattlegal]

Jan 14 : FANTASTIC NEWS: NAZANIN EXONERATED BUT...
Nazanin Afshin-Jam and Mina Ahadi spoke with Nazanin Fatehi's lawyers today regarding her retrial that took place on January 10th 2007.

They have received verbal confirmation from the court that she will be exonerated from the charge of murder. The incident that took place in March 2005 has been recognized as an act of self-defense, however the court has ruled that disproportionate force was used by Nazanin while trying to defend herself and her 15-year old niece. Accordingly, they have asked Nazanin to pay “dieh” (blood money) to receive a pardon from the family of the deceased. Once this amount is paid, Nazanin can be released from prison.

Shadi Sadr and Mr. Mostafaei, Nazanin Fatehi's laywers, are appealing this blood money because they believe that Nazanin is innocent for acting in self-defense and therefore she should not have to pay any money. Unfortunately, this appeal may take several months, so in the meantime arrangements may be made to have Nazanin released from prison by paying “bail” money into court.

Formal documentation should be available within days, including further details and specifics like the cost of bail and the cost of blood money.

[17th Angel]

Dieh? So this price would be? Obviously not death... but I mean what has to happen?

like if it's whipping, lashings, cutting or some kind of torture I'd take her place and pay what is apparently "owed" Torture is a walk in the park ;/

Or is it physical material money? We could like all chip in a buck ;\

[InLove]

They want cash. And as much as I wish we could all buy her freedom, I think it isn't that simple, of course. And something we couldn't support. And probably not something they would accept. Somebody else can probably answer that question a lot better than I can. Maybe someone will...

InPeace,
InLove

[17th Angel]

Only cash? Hell, thats alot better than a death sentence....