Reyhaneh Jabbari (Persian: ریحانه جباری; c. 1988 – 25 October 2014) was a woman convicted of murdering Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, in Iran. She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in October 2014 for killing her alleged assailant. She published her story about what happened to her in prison, including solitary confinement. Mohammad Mostafaei was her first lawyer. He published her story in his blog. According to Iranian law, after her guilt was proven and her claim of self-defense was proven 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. Continue
