I wanted to repost this bulletin I have received from a group trying to save the life of Nazanin, the young woman who is in danger of execution in Iran quite soon. If not familiar with her case, please look her up! She protected herself and a female relative from rape with a knife she carried (makes Tehran sound so pleasant already, doesn't it?), the injuries causing death to one of the men. This was self defense, and she may hang for it. Please read and forward on as time is short for her now:
"URGENT ACTIONS NEEDED: Final trial in ONE WEEK. Death sentence pending.
So many of you have asked what else can be done to help Nazanin in these final days before her final re-trial on January 10.
We will post different actions in the next few days.
1- It is important that AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE send a copy of the petition that is signed by nearly 230,000 worldwide to the highest authorities of Islamic Republic in Iran. It would be more effective if you write your own cover letter. Please ask everyone you know to email or fax the petition too.
Let's join hands and prove to the world that together we can make a difference and let's tell these officials that SELF DEFENSE IS A HUMAN RIGHT and tell them that people worldwide including nearly 230,000 who signed the petition are watching. This only will take a few minutes of your time but can save Nazanin's life. Let's make 2007 a happy year for Nazanin too.
LINK TO PETITION:
http://www.petitiononline.com/Nazanin/
There are three high officials to send the petition to:
AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic
Email: info@leader.ir
Email: istiftaa@wilayah.org
Fax: 01198251 77742228
(mark "FAO the Office of His Excellency, Ayatollah al Udhma Khamenei" Salutation: Your Excellency)
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AYATOLLAH MAHMOUD HASHEMI SHAHROUDI
Head of Judiciary of Islamic Republic
Email: irjpr@iranjudiciary.org
FAX: 0119821 3904986
(mark "Please forward to His Excellency Ayatollah Shahroudi")
note: This email address can be unreliable.
Salutation: Your Excellency
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MAHMOUD AHMADNEJAD
President of Islamic Republic
Email: dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir
or you can email direct through his website at:
www.president.ir/email
FAX: 0119821 66495880
Salutation: Your Excellency
2- Please also send this to your friends via EMAIL and myspace bulletin. You may also wish to post Nazanin Trial date as an EVENT on myspace.
Thank you"
1 comment:
Consider the request above done.
I do have a question. Isn't there the option of offering compensation to the rapists surviving family? I've read in previous accounts that accused 'men' have been able to pay a dollar amount to compensate the victims family in order to avoid a death sentence.
In the April 9, 2002 issue, The Wall Street Journal published the concept of blood money in Saudi Arabia (I know SA is not Iran, but it is based on islamic tradition). If a person has been killed or caused to die by another, the latter has to pay blood money or compensation as follows:
• 100,000 riyals if the victim is a Muslim man
• 50,000 riyals if a Muslim woman
• 50,000 riyals if a Christian man
• 25,000 riyals if a Christian woman
• 6,666 riyals if a Hindu man
• 3,333 riyals if a Hindu woman
then there is the following:
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkji9BJ1FG0YBcSxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE5ZWRkMmY4BGNvbG8DdwRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANNQVAwMThfMTI1/SIG=122k8cac0/EXP=1168004669/**http%3a//www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/002.qmt.html
002.178
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! the law of equality is prescribed to you in cases of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, the woman for the woman. But if any remission is made by the brother of the slain, then grant any reasonable demand, and compensate him with handsome gratitude, this is a concession and a Mercy from your Lord. After this whoever exceeds the limits shall be in grave penalty.
PICKTHAL: O ye who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the murdered; the freeman for the freeman, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. And for him who is forgiven somewhat by his (injured) brother, prosecution according to usage and payment unto him in kindness. This is an alleviation and a mercy from your Lord. He who transgresseth after this will have a painful doom.
SHAKIR: O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for you in the matter of the slain, the free for the free, and the slave for the slave, and the female for the female, but if any remission is made to any one by his (aggrieved) brother, then prosecution (for the bloodwit) should be made according to usage, and payment should be made to him in a good manner; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy; so whoever exceeds the limit after this he shall have a painful chastisement.
Is compensation a viable option & has it been explored?
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