ساعت شش صبح روز جمعه بدون اعلام قبلي  دل‌آرا دارابي در زندان رشت قصاص شد

دل‌آرا دارابي نقاش متهم به قتل صبح روز جمعه بدون اطلاع وكيل مدافع و خانواده‌اش در زندان رشت اعدام شد تا پرونده اتهامي وي با وجود پرسش‌هاي زيادي كه هنوز بي‌پاسخ مانده‌اند، بسته شود.

به گزارش خبرنگار ما حكم اعدام دل‌آرا در حالي اجرا شد كه يك هفته پيش به خانواده‌اش اطلاع دادند رئيس قوه قضائيه براي مدت دو ماه اجراي حكم وي را به تعويق انداخته است اما روز گذشته خبر رسيد دل‌آرا ساعت شش صبح در زندان مركزي شهر رشت قصاص شده است.

قصاص دل‌آرا دارابي لحظاتي قبل از اجرا به خانواده‌اش اطلاع داده شد. عموي دل‌آرا در اين‌باره به خبرنگار ما گفت: ساعت 30/6 صبح جمعه از زندان با منزل برادرم تماس گرفتند و گفتند قرار است تا لحظاتي ديگر حكم دل‌آرا اجرا شود. زماني كه برادرم با من تماس گرفت، اصلاً نمي‌توانست حرف بزند چرا كه به ما گفته بودند حكم او مطابق دستور رئيس قوه قضائيه براي مدت دو ماه متوقف شده است.

لحظاتي بعد سراسيمه خودمان را به مقابل زندان رسانديم. هيچ‌كس جلوي در زندان نبود. همين‌طور كه داشتيم با نگهبان صحبت مي‌كرديم تا بتوانيم وارد زندان شويم و حداقل در لحظات آخر دل‌آرا را ببينيم يا اينكه از اولياي‌دم بخواهيم از خون اين دختر بي‌گناه بگذرند، صداي آژير آمبولانس را از داخل محوطه شنيديم.

وي ادامه داد: زماني كه آمبولانس از محوطه خارج شد، ديديم روي آن نوشته شده: «مخصوص پزشكي‌قانوني». من و خانواده‌ برادرم مي‌دانستيم داخل آن جسد برادرزاده 23 ساله‌ام قرار دارد اما پذيرش موضوع براي ما سنگين بود. بالاخره اجازه ورود به محوطه را به ما دادند. به دفتر زندان كه رسيديم به ما گفتند حكم اجرا شد و براي گرفتن جسد دل‌آرا بايد به پزشكي‌قانوني برويم. كار از كار گذشته بود. ما حتي در لحظه آخر هم نتوانستيم دل‌آرا را ببينيم. حتي اگر دل‌آرا قاتل بود، حق داشت پدر و مادرش را براي آخرين بار ببيند.

وي در مورد اينكه حكم به دل‌آرا ابلاغ شده بود يا نه، گفت: دل‌آرا پنجشنبه‌شب با مادرش تماس گرفته و صحبت كرده بود. او به مادرش گفته بود چرا اولياي‌دم رضايت نمي‌دهند مگر نه اينكه همه شرايطي كه گفته بودند، اجرا كرديم و قرار بود آنها بعد از اجراي اين شرايط اعلام رضايت كنند. دل‌آرا هم تا پايان شب از اينكه قرار است جمعه اعدام شود، باخبر نبود. او هم مانند ما زماني كه براي اجراي حكم پاي چوبه دار رفت، متوجه ماجرا شد.

عموي دل‌آرا در مورد اينكه لحظه اعدام چه اتفاقي افتاد، گفت: ما در آنجا نبوديم اما آن‌طور كه به ما گفتند تنها يكي از فرزندان مقتول كه در رشت زندگي مي‌كند، در زمان اجراي حكم در محل حضور داشت. مطابق گفته كساني كه زمان اجراي حكم در آنجا بودند، دل‌آرا تا لحظه آخر اجراي حكم فرياد مي‌زد بي‌گناه است و از تنها ولي دمي كه در آنجا بود مي‌خواست حكم را اجرا نكند اما فرزند مقتول با بيان اين جمله كه خون را با خون مي‌شوييم، طناب را به گردن دل‌آرا انداخت و او را قصاص كرد.

وي در مورد اينكه چرا حكم در روز تعطيل و بدون اعلام قبلي اجرا شد، گفت: من واقعاً نمي‌دانم چطور اين اتفاق افتاده است و چرا به هيچ كس به جز اولياي‌دم خبر ندادند. شايد به اين خاطر بود كه نمي‌خواستند اجراي حكم دل‌آرا درج شود.

وي گفت: دل‌آرا تا لحظه آخر اجراي حكم به گفته شاهدان فرياد مي‌زده بي‌گناه است و مي‌خواسته او را اعدام نكنند. هر انساني وقتي پاي اجراي حكم مي‌رود، اگر گناهكار باشد طلب بخشش مي‌كند و با گريه و زاري مي‌خواهد او را ببخشند اما دل‌آرا همچنان مي‌خواسته بپذيرند او بي‌گناه است.»

بنا بر اين گزارش 10 روز پيش زماني كه خبر اجراي قريب‌الوقوع حكم دل‌آرا در روزنامه‌ها منتشر شد، اولياي‌‌دم مقتول نامه‌يي خطاب به رسانه‌ها نوشتند و از مظلوميت خودشان سخن گفتند، در ضمن خواستار اين شدند كه دل‌آرا قتل را بپذيرد، وكيلش را عزل كند و نامه‌يي براي عذرخواهي بنويسد تا آنها از اجراي حكم صرف‌نظر كنند. به‌رغم اينكه دل‌آرا و خانواده‌اش تمام شرط‌ها را پذيرفتند و آنها را اجرا كردند، اين حكم صبح ديروز اجرا شد.

دل‌آرا پنج سال پيش در 17سالگي به اتهام قتل دخترعموي پدرش به زندان افتاد و بعد از اعتراف اوليه بارها بر بي‌گناهي‌اش تاكيد و اقرار قبلي‌اش را نفي كرد. او بعد از محاكمه در دادگاه اول به قصاص محكوم شد و بعد از آن عبدالصمد خرمشاهي وكالت او را برعهده گرفت. با اعتراض خرمشاهي پرونده به ديوان عالي كشور رفت اما حكم قصاص مورد تاييد قرار گرفت. خرمشاهي يك بار ديگر به راي صادره اعتراض كرد و زماني كه پرونده براي استيذان نزد آيت‌الله هاشمي‌شاهرودي رفت، حكم قصاص نقض شد. خرمشاهي در ايرادات خود آورده بود روز حادثه دل‌آرا و پسر مورد علاقه‌اش با هم به خانه مهين رفتند اگرچه دل‌آرا در تحقيقات اوليه قتل را به گردن گرفته، اما از آنجايي كه وي چپ‌دست است نمي‌توانسته از پشت ضربه به سمت راست مقتول زده باشد و اگر يك بار ديگر صحنه قتل بازسازي شود، وي مي‌تواند بي‌گناهي خودش را ثابت كند. ضمن اينكه دل‌آرا دختري ريزنقش و هنرمند است كه با توجه به شرايط جسمي و روحي كه دارد، نمي‌توانسته مرتكب قتل شود. با اين استدلالات راي صادره نقض و پرونده يك بار ديگر به شعبه هم‌عرض فرستاده شد.

دل‌آرا در دور دوم محاكمه هم گفته‌هايش را تكرار كرد و گفت: پسر مورد علاقه‌ام به من گفته بود شخصي قصد دارد خانه مهين را با سندي جعلي بفروشد. او از من خواست وي را به خانه مهين ببرم تا در مورد اين ماجرا با او صحبت كند. وقتي وارد خانه شديم مهين بلند شد تا از ما پذيرايي كند ولي من به قصد كمك به آشپزخانه رفتم و از او خواستم بنشيند. وقتي برگشتم ديدم اميرحسين با چوب بر سر مهين كوبيده و پيرزن روي زمين افتاده است. آنقدر ترسيده بودم كه نمي‌دانستم بايد چه بكنم. اميرحسين از من خواست برايش چاقو بياورم. من هم اين كار را كردم. بعد از پشت با چاقو مهين را زد و او را به قتل رساند سپس هر آنچه در كشوها بود، برداشت و فرار كرد.

دل‌آرا در ادامه دفاعياتش گفت: من كيفم را در خانه مقتول جان گذاشته بودم. اميرحسين حاضر نشد به داخل خانه برود و آن را بياورد به همين خاطر با پسري كه خواستگارم بود، تماس گرفتم و از او كمك خواستم. او هم قبول كرد، به خانه مهين رفت و كيف را برداشت و بيرون آورد. من به منزل خودمان رفتم و به اين فكر مي‌كردم كه چطور بايد موضوع را به خانواده‌ام بگويم كه يكباره پدرم به خانه آمد و با پليس 110 تماس گرفت و بدون اينكه از من چيزي بپرسد، مرا تحويل پليس داد. متوجه شدم پسري كه خواستگار من بود، براي اخاذي از پدرم به او زنگ زده و موضوع را به او گفته است. من در بازداشتگاه بودم كه اميرحسين را هم آوردند. در آنجا او از من خواست قتل را گردن بگيرم تا او اعدام نشود. وي به من گفت چون من 18 سالم نشده، مرا اعدام نمي‌كنند اما او را قصاص مي‌كنند و من هم كه از خانواده‌ام رانده شده بودم، قتل را گردن گرفتم. اما زماني كه فهميدم پدرم قصد دارد به من كمك كند، تصميم گرفتم واقعيت را بگويم. زماني كه قتل را گردن گرفتم چيزي براي از دست دادن نداشتم اما زماني كه رابطه‌ام با خانواده‌ام بهبود يافت و آنها متوجه شدند من ضارب نبودم، همه‌چيز برايم تغيير كرد.

دفاعيات دل‌آرا در جلسه دوم محاكمه‌اش كارساز نبود و وي بدون اينكه صحنه قتل مجدداً بازسازي و خواسته وكيل اين دختر برآورده شود، يك بار ديگر به قصاص محكوم شد. اين حكم مراحل قانوني خود را طي كرد و براي اجرا به شعبه اجراي احكام زندان رشت فرستاده شد. به رغم تلاش‌هايي كه در اين چند سال شخصيت‌هاي هنري و سياسي كشور انجام دادند و ديدارهايي كه با اولياي دم داشتند، آنها حكم قصاص دل‌آرا را اجرا كردند.

پس از انتشار خبر اجراي حكم تلاش خبرنگار ما براي پرس‌وجو در مورد اينكه چرا به‌رغم دستور رئيس قوه قضائيه مبني بر توقف حكم، قصاص اجرا شده است، به نتيجه نرسيد.

عبدالصمد خرمشاهي وكيل دل‌آرا كه بنا بر خواسته اولياي‌دم مقتول چند روز پيش از سوي اين دختر نقاش عزل شده بود، در اين‌باره به خبرنگار ما گفت: من صبح ديروز از طريق خانواده دل‌آرا از اجراي حكم وي باخبر شدم و نمي‌دانم چرا اولياي دم به رغم اينكه تمام خواسته‌هايشان عملي شده بود، حكم دل‌آرا را اجرا كردند. البته اجراي احكام، عزل من از طرف دل‌آرا را ابلاغ نكرده بود. به جز من دل‌آرا وكيل ديگري هم داشت و حتي اگر عزل من ابلاغ مي‌شد، بايد زمان اجراي حكم به محمد مصطفايي همكارم در اين پرونده ابلاغ مي‌شد.

وي گفت‌وگوي بيشتر در مورد آن را به آينده موكول كرد.

اين حكم در حالي اجرا شد كه عليرضا جمشيدي سخنگوي قوه قضائيه پيش از اين اعلام كرده بود كليه احكام قبل از اجرا بايد به وكيل مدافع متهم ابلاغ شود و ابلاغ نكردن آن، كاري غيرقانوني است.

در عين حال محمد مصطفايي نيز با انتقاد از اجراي حكم قصاص دل‌آرا بدون ابلاغ قبلي و در روز تعطيل گفت: اول اينكه تمام شروطي كه اولياي‌دم مقتول براي اعلام گذشت تعيين كرده بودند، اجرا شده بود. ضمن اينكه طبق قانون و آيين‌‌نامه اجراي احكام قصاص و اعدام، زمان اجراي حكم بايد به وكيل محكوم‌عليه اعلام شود و اگر محكوم، وكيل خود را عزل كرده باشد حتماً بايد مراتب به وكيل عزل شده ابلاغ شود كه عزل آقاي خرمشاهي به او ابلاغ نشده بود ضمن اينكه من نيز در اين پرونده وكالت داشتم و بايد زمان اجراي حكم را به من ابلاغ مي‌كردند. حتي در مواردي كه محكوم، وكيلش را عزل مي‌كند بايد از او بخواهند وكيل جديدي را براي حضور در زمان اجراي حكم معرفي كند چون ممكن است فرد در آخرين لحظه خواسته‌يي داشته باشد يا دلايلي براي بي‌گناهي‌اش ارائه بدهد اما در پرونده دل‌آرا در اجراي حكم عجله شد و هيچ‌كدام از اين اقدامات صورت نگرفت.

مصطفايي ادامه داد: علاوه بر اينها هفته گذشته در كميسيون حقوقي و قضايي مجلس مقرره‌يي از قانون مجازات اسلامي به تصويب رسيد كه مطابق آن اطفال زير 18 سال به شرط اينكه بلوغ فكري نداشته باشند، قصاص نمي‌شوند. با توجه به اينكه اين مقرره از طرف خود دستگاه قضايي به مجلس ارائه شده بايد صبر مي‌شد تا اين قانون مراحل تصويب را پشت سر بگذارد و در واقع اين لايحه مي‌توانست بهانه‌يي براي جلوگيري از احكام باشد.

بنابر اين گزارش به‌رغم تمامي ابهامات موجود، پرونده اتهامي دل‌آرا ساعت 6صبح جمعه با قصاص وي بسته شد اما نقاشي‌هاي اين دختر هنوز روي ديوارهاي حياط زندان رشت در برابر چشم هم‌بندي‌هايش قرار دارد.

URGENT: Delara Darabi Scheduled To Be Hanged to Death in 3 Days

سنگسار براي خواهراني كه براي يك جرم دو بار محاكمه شدند

دو خواهر محكوم به سنگسار پس از تاييد حكم‌شان از سوي ديوان‌عالي كشور طي نامه‌يي خطاب به رئيس قوه قضائيه خواستار رسيدگي مجدد به پرونده‌شان شدند.

اين دو خواهر دي‌ماه سال گذشته با فيلمي كه شوهر يكي از آنها در اختيار پليس قرار داد، دستگير شدند

دي‌ماه سال گذشته مردي با پليس شهريار تماس گرفت و مدعي شد متوجه شده همسرش و خواهر وي زماني كه او در خانه نيست مرداني را به منزل مي‌آورند و با اين مردان رابطه دارند.

ادامه

The Principle of Ali’s School:  This boy is not a murderer

While efforts to save the life of Ali Mahin Torabi, an Iranian youth who has been sentenced to death by hanging, continue, this morning (Tehran local time), Ali was informed that he should begin preparing himself for execution.

The office of Iran’s head of judiciary in Tehran is reported to have sent the execution file of Delara Darabi, an Iranian female artist who was sentenced to death at the age of 17, back to the court in Rasht.  Several montha gao, Delara's case was sent from Rasht, where she has remained in prison, to the office of Iran's chief judge in Tehran so that he could provide the final approval needed to carry out the young girl's execution by hanging.

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پرونده اعدام دلارا در دادگستري رشت

شنيده شده پرونده دلارا درابي دختر نقاش متهم به قتل كه براي اذن اعدام به دفتر هاشمي شاهرودي رفته بود به دليل پاره اي اشكالات به دادگستري رشت بازگردانده شد

ادامه

URGENT:  Raheleh Zamani Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Anticipation of Execution

According to reliable sources, Raheleh Zamani was transferred to solitary confinement today in Tehran's Evin prison, and she is to be executed by hanging at dawn on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.   Raheleh, who is in prison for killing her husband, was originally scheduled to be executed on December 19, 2007.  However, human rights lawyers and activists in Iran and abroad joined forces, once again, and caused Iran's head of judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, to grant a temporary stay of execution only hours before the execution was to be carried out.  The order was designed to provide additional time for Raheleh to obtain the pardon of her in-laws, which is legally required to save her life. 

What You Can Do:

Contact government officials in Iran to express your objection to Raheleh's execution.  

Click HERE  for more information and register your objection on-line via Amnesty International's urgent action center. 

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راحله يک بار ديگر زير تيغ مرگ 

 راحله زن جواني که آخرين چهارشنبه ماه گذشته به اتهام قتل شوهرش پاي چوبه دار رفته بود بار ديگر به مرگ نزديک شد. به گزارش خبرنگار ما اين زن پس از آن که متوجه شد شوهرش به او خيانت کرده است وي را با ضربات ميله آهني به قتل رند و جسدش را مثله کرد. راحله پس از دستگيري و محاکمه در دادگاه کيفري استان تهران به قصاص محکوم شد و آخرين چهارشنبه آذرماه براي اجراي حکم تا آستانه چوبه دار پيش رفت اما با تلاش هاي صورت گرفته دادستان تهران حکم وي را متوقف کرد و به او مهلت داد براي جلب رضايت اولياي دم مقتول تلاش کند. يک منبع آگاه در دادسراي امور جنايي تهران روز گذشته به خبرنگار ما گفت؛ با توجه به اين که مهلت يک هفته يي راحله به پايان رسيده و وي موفق به اخذ رضايت نشده است به احتمال زياد امروز به دار آويخته مي شود.خبر اعدام اين زن از سوي مقامات رسمي تاييد نشده اسسات.

Amnesty International Issues Urgent Action Alert for Raheleh Zamani

PUBLIC                                                                                                         AI Index:  MDE 13/149/2007                    

                                                                                                                               17 December 2007

UA 334/07              Imminent execution                                              

IRAN	Raheleh Zamani (f), aged 27

Raheleh Zamani, a mother of two children aged five and three, is facing imminent execution for the killing of her husband. According to reports received by Amnesty International, she is due to be hanged on 20 December. Her husband’s family have refused to accept diyeh (blood money), and are insisting on the implementation of the sentence. At this stage, the Head of the Judiciary has the power to temporarily suspend executions and order a review of a case.

Raheleh Zamani was sentenced to qesas-e nafs (retribution in kind) in October 2005 for the murder earlier the same year of her husband, Mohammad Zamani, whom she alleged was having an extra-marital affair. Raheleh Zamani reportedly said in her defence that she was threatened with violence by her husband each time she asked him to end his affair. She said that she had never meant to kill her husband, but just wanted to “teach him a lesson”. A month and a half prior to the murder, Raheleh Zamani had given birth to her second child, a son. She may have been suffering from severe post-natal depression.

Raheleh Zamani is said to have told the court that on the day of the incident, she arrived home and found her husband with another woman. She then confronted her husband but he began beating her and threw her out of the house. When Raheleh Zamani returned home a few hours later, Mohammad Zamani refused to apologize for his actions and threatened to kill her if she said anything to anyone about his extra-marital relationships. When her husband went for a nap, Raheleh Zamani killed him.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

In the Iranian Penal Code murder is punishable by qesas-e nafs, or death. Murder by someone with diminished responsibility may be punishable by the payment of diyeh, a form of compensation. In cases of pre-meditated murder, the family of the victim has the right to ask for their relative’s killer to be put to death. The family can also choose to forgive the culprit and accept payment of diyeh instead.

Also in the Iranian legal system, there is a distinction between cases where the penalty is "execution" (hokm-e ‘edam) and qesas, although people sentenced to qesas are often reported in the media to have been sentenced to death. In Iranian law, murder is treated as a private dispute between two civil parties – the state’s role is to facilitate the resolution of the dispute through the judicial process. In this sense, the death penalty is regarded as being imposed by the state, whereas qesas is imposed by the family of the victim. As a result, sentences of qesas are not open to pardon or amnesty by the Supreme Leader, whereas most other death sentences can be reversed by the Supreme Leader. This is in contravention of Article 6 (4) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a state party, which says that in the eyes of international law, Iran remains fully responsible for respecting and protecting the rights of those under its jurisdiction, irrespective of the role that private parties may play in the administration of justice.

Executions in Iran have increased sharply in 2007, particularly in the wake of a crackdown on “social vices” which was announced in April and has continued to date. Amnesty International has recorded over 300 executions to date, some of which have been in public, including some multiple hangings.  Executions of women are rare:  five have been recorded so far this year.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Persian, English, Arabic or your own language:

- calling for an immediate halt to the scheduled execution of Raheleh Zamani on 20 December;

- calling for Raheleh Zamani's death sentence to be commuted;

- stating that you recognize that governments have a right and a duty to bring to justice those suspected of criminal offences, but stating your unconditional opposition to the death penalty, as the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and violation of the right to life;

- asking for details of her trial and any appeals, including how the judge determined that she had committed pre-meditated murder;

- urging the Iranian authorities to bring Iranian legislation into line with their international human rights obligations, so that people sentenced to death for murder have the right to seek pardon or commutation of their sentence from the state.

APPEALS TO:

Leader of the Islamic Republic

His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei

The Office of the Supreme Leader, Islamic Republic Street - Shahid Keshvar Doust Street

Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email:              info@leader.ir

Salutation:       Your Excellency

Head of the Judiciary

Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

Howzeh Riyasat-e Qoveh Qazaiyeh / Office of the Head of the Judiciary

Pasteur St., Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhouri, Tehran 1316814737, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email:              info@dadgostary-tehran.ir (In the subject line write: FAO Ayatollah Shahroudi)

Salutation:       Your Excellency

COPIES TO:

President

His Excellency Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The Presidency, Palestine Avenue, Azerbaijan Intersection, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

Email:              dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir

via website:      www.president.ir/email

Director, Human Rights Headquarters of Iran

His Excellency Mohammad Javad Larijani

Howzeh Riassat-e Ghoveh Ghazaiyeh

(Office of the Head of the Judiciary)

Pasteur St.,

Vali Asr Ave., south of Serah-e Jomhuri,

Tehran 1316814737

Fax:                 +98 21 3390 4986 (please keep trying)

Email:              fsharafi@bia-judiciary.ir (In the subject line: FAO Mohammad Javad Larijani)

                         int_aff@judiciary.ir (In the subject line: FAO Mohammad Javad Larijani)

and to diplomatic representatives of Iran accredited to your country.

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.

Click HERE  for printer-friendly version of Amnesty International's Urgent Action Alert for Raheleh Zamani (pdf format)

Raheleh Zamani is scheduled to be hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison on Wednesday, December 20, 2007.  On Saturday, December 15, 2007, she issued a letter to the family of her husband, in which she begged their forgiveness for the sake of her children.

In the same letter, Raheleh asked Iran’s judiciary to stay her planned execution so that she could have enough time to obtain the forgiveness of her husband’s family.  In her letter, Raheleh writes: “I regret my unintentional commission of this act.  To this day, I can not believe what I have done.  It is as if I dreamed it all. I had been abused so much, and I had suffered for so long, that I lost all control and had no idea what I was doing. 

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“I didn’t know who I was beating with that steel pipe.   I saw him as a monster.  No matter how many times I would hit him, he would still attack me.  I was terrified.”

These are the words of a young woman who had attacked her husband as he slept.  Two years ago, a 25 year old woman, named Raheleh Zamani, went to her brother-in-law’s home with her two young children in tow, claiming that her husband, Mohamad, had not returned home after leaving a few days earlier. 

Less than 24 hours into Police’s investigation into Mohamad’s disappearance, the body of a 33 year old man was found in an oil well located on a property in Eslamshahr.  While searching Mohamad’s home, investigators noticed that the rugs were wet and found blood spots in the kitchen.  Accordingly, they suspected that Mohamad had been murdered inside his home, and they charged Raheleh, Mohamad’s wife, with his murder. 

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راحله زماني چهارشنبه هفته اينده اعدام مي شود

راحله زماني زني كه متهم است ۲ سال پيش شوهرش را با ميله اهني به رسانده است چهار شنبه هفته اينده اعدام خواهد شد

اين زن به جرم قتل شوهرش در شعبه ۷۴ دادگاه كيفري استان تهران به اعدام محكوم شد . وي در جلسه محاكمه اش در خصوص علت قتل گفت :همسرم مدتي بود كه با زنان ديگر رابطه داشت من اين موضوع را فهميده بودم اما همسرم علي گردن نمي گرفت تا اينكه روز حادثه از خانه خواهرم به خانه خودم برگشتم و ديدم همسرم از سر كار برگشته او هيچ وقت وسط روز به خانه نمي امد وقتي وارد خانه شدم ديدم زني رو به رويم ايستاده او يكدفعه به داخل حمام رفت .

راحله ادامه داد: فرياد زدم از شوهرم به خاطر كاري كه كرده بود توضيح خواستم ما او با كتك مفصلي كه به من زد مرا از خانه بيرون كرد و بعد . شب دوباره برگشتم چون بچه هايم در خانه بودند دوباره با شوهرم دعوا كرديم . شوهرم در چشمان من نگاه كرد و با عصبانيت گفت تو دو بچه به دنيا اوردي و ديگر به درد من نمي خوري ديگر از با تو بودن لذت نمي برم

 .ادامه

Reza Alinejad Sends Art-Work From Prison:  Expressions of a Child Prisoner's Anguish and Sense of Injustice

On Sunday, December 09, 2007,  Reza Alinejad’s older brother, Ali, contacted human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, via email and included photos of four pieces of artwork that Reza has produced from prison.  In these pieces, Reza conveys his pain as a child prisoner on death row, and questions the justice system that has condemned him to death for accidentally killing a man in self-defense. 

In December 2002, when Reza was only 17 years old, he and his friend were physically attacked -- without provocation – by a group of men, one of whom was carrying deadly weapons.  The boys were severely beaten and injured by their attackers.  In an attempt to fend off his attackers and protect himself and his friend, Reza pulled out a pocket knife, and tried to ward off the attackers.  As Reza struggled with his attackers in this manner, he accidentally stabbed one of them with the knife, ultimately resulting in the man’s death. 

Despite testimony from eyewitnesses stating that Reza was acting in self defense and that the stabbing was purely accidental, a judge in Iran’s Fars province found the teenager guilty of murder, and sentenced him to death by hanging.

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The case of Delara Darabi, the young Iranian artist who has been sentenced to death on charges of murdering her father’s cousin, has reached Iran’s head of judiciary for its final review. 

In an interview with our reporter, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, Delara’s defense attorney announced this latest development in the case, and explained that there are facts in Delara’s case that show Delara is not the murderer.  Among them is the fact that Delara is left-handed, whereas the stab-wounds inflicted on the decedent were such that they could have only been inflicted by a right-handed person. 

“In any event, soon, I will be sending a letter to Mr. Shahroudi’s office, outlining all the issues in this case.  I am extremely hopeful that Mr. Shahroudi’s astute advisors will duly note those issues so that the truth can be revealed,”  Khoramshahi stated.  Emphasizing the falsehood of Delara’s initial claim of responsibility for the crime, Khoramshahi added:  “Delara is a girl who is an artist with a truly gentle disposition.  None of her physical or emotional characteristics would allow someone like her to commit such a crime, and, once again, I emphasize that Delara is not a murderer, but, in reality, she has fallen victim to a false love.”

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آخرين فرصت دل‌آرا براي نجات از اعدام

پرونده دل‌آرا دارابي دختر نقاشي كه به اتهام قتل دختر‌عموي پدرش به قصاص محكوم شده است براي صدور اجازه اجراي حكم در اختيار رئيس قوه قضائيه قرار گرفت

عبدالصمد خرمشاهي وكيل‌مدافع دل‌آرا روز گذشته با اعلام اين خبر به خبرنگار ما گفت: در پرونده ايرادهايي وجود دارد كه نشان مي‌دهد دل‌آرا قاتل نيست. از جمله اين ايرادها چپ‌دست بودن دل‌آرا است، حال آنكه ضربات وارده به مقتول به گونه‌يي است كه بايد فردي راست‌دست آنها را زده باشد. به هر حال به زودي نامه‌يي را به دفتر آيت‌الله هاشمي‌شاهرودي مي‌فرستم و تمام ايرادهايي را كه در پرونده وجود دارد متذكر مي‌شوم و بسيار اميدوارم مشاوران هوشيار رئيس قوه قضائيه به آن توجه كنند تا واقعيت روشن شود. خرمشاهي با تاكيد بر منطبق نبودن اعترافات اوليه دل‌آرا با واقعيت ادامه داد: دل‌آرا دختري نقاش و داراي روحيه‌يي بسيار لطيف است و هيچ‌كدام از خصوصيات روحي و فيزيكي او اجازه ارتكاب قتل را به اين دختر نمي‌دهد و باز هم تاكيد مي‌كنم كه دل‌آرا قاتل نيست و در واقع قرباني يك عشق تلخ شده است

ادامه

Jelveh Javaheri, a member of the “One Million Signatures for Change” campaign, and one of the writers for the campaign’s website,  was arrested by Iranian officials on Saturday, December 1, 2007.

A prominent member of Iran’s women’s rights movement, Jelveh was summoned to Tehran’s Revolution Court, where she was interrogated for several hours and then charged with various offenses against the government, including “spreading propaganda against the regime," based on her writings for the One Million Signatures campaign website.  She was subsequently transferred to Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.

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 شرح حال محكومي كه در ۱۶ سالگي مرتكب قتل شد

نگرانم نباش مادر پنج سال زندان مرا به سختي كشيدن عادت داده است، اشك نريز مادر تقدير اين است كه زودتر از آنچه تصور مي‌شود از اين دنيا بروم. روز اعدام به زندان نيا مادر طاقت شنيدن مويه‌هايت را ندارم. راستي، گلدان‌هاي اطلسي اتاقم را آب مي‌دهي؟ نگران برادر كوچك‌ترم هستم، از او خوب مراقبت كن، به پدر بگو با تمام وجودم دوستش دارم و گاهي دلتنگ بوسه‌هايش مي‌شوم

عكس‌هاي مرا كه روي ديوار گذاشتي بردار مادر، ديگر به آن عكس‌ها نگاه نكن

ادامه

اعتراض بیش از یک هزار نفر از مدافعان حقوق برابر به بازداشت  مریم حسین خواه

همه ما مثل مریم گزارشگر درد و رنج زنان هستیم

يكشنبه4 آذر 1386

کانون زنان ایرانی :یک هزار نفر از مدافعان حقوق برابر با امضای بیانیه ای خواستار آزادی فوری مریم حسین خواه شده اند.در بخشی از این بیانیه آمده است:ما امضاء کنندگان این بیانیه در جهت انعکاس درد و رنج زنان و به منظور اصلاح قوانین تبعیض آمیزی همچون تعدد زوجات، دیه نابرابر، افزایش سن مسئولیت کیفری دختران و... مانند مریم حسین خواه در راه احقاق حقوق زنان و بهبود زندگی آنان سعی می کنیم آموزه های خود را از زنانی که دچار معضلات ناشی از وجود این قوانین تبعیض آمیز شده اند در سایت های زنانه و روزنامه ها و مجلات مکتوب و منعکس سازیم.

ادامه

November 25 -- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The 25th of November is observed as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day has been observed since 1981 by organisations working on women’s issues.  Continued...

Several leading international human rights organizations today demanded that the Iranian authorities immediately set aside the prison sentence against a women's rights defender, and drop charges against others facing trial because of their peaceful activities demanding equal rights for women in Iran.

Amnesty International (AI), Equality Now (EN), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Front Line (FL), Human Rights First (HRF), Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML), World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), and the SaveDelara™ Campaign were reacting to news that 24 year old social worker and women's rights defender Delaram Ali faces imminent imprisonment. In July 2007, she was sentenced to 34 months in prison and to a 10 lash flogging on charges of "participation in an illegal gathering," "propaganda against the system" and "disrupting public order and peace." These charges were brought against her after she participated in a peaceful demonstration in Tehran's Haft Tir Square on 12 June 2006 calling for an end to discriminatory legislation against women. She was beaten by police during her arrest and had her left hand broken. At her trial, her defence lawyer was not allowed to speak and address the court in her defence.  Continued...

To those who believe in the freedom of humankind;

In an unprecedented development, an appellate court in Iran sentenced 23 year old  women’s rights activist, Delaram Ali, to 2 years and 6 months in jail. Delaram Ali was originally tried on May 29, 2007 for her participation in the June 12, 2006 protest in support of women's rights in Tehran’s Haft-e Tir Square.  The peaceful protest was violently broken up by Iranian police.  Delaram was severely beaten during this protest, dragged on the ground by several police officers, and was subsequently arrested. She suffered a broken arm as a result of these severe beatings. Continued...

On Monday, October 15, 2007, Human Rights First brought together Iranian human rights advocates, international activists, celebrities, and philanthropists for its 2007 Human Rights Award Dinner, recognizing extraordinary work in the past year to end human rights violations around the world. Dinner host Meredith Vieira of NBC’s “Today” show and HRF board member Sigourney Weaver were among the 1,000 people at the annual gathering, held at New York’s Chelsea Piers.

Iranian women’s leader Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, one of the founders of the One Million Signatures Campaign for women’s rights, received the 2007 Human Rights Award for dedicating her life to challenging laws that discriminate against Iranian women, including the lack of legal recourse for victims of violence.

ABOUT FARIBA DAVOODI MOHAJER

Reza Alinejad’s family contacted human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, to inform her that Reza’s case, including his death sentence, has successfully completed its transfer from Shiraz to Tehran, where it is undergoing review by Iran’s top judiciary officials.   The decision to review Reza’s case is a positive step towards saving the young prisoner’s life, and a partial victory for human rights activists and lawyers, who have launched an international campaign to save Reza from execution.  Continued...

New hopes for Iran's children’s rights activists:  Two teenagers spared execution sentences due to their young ages

As legal experts continue the debate about the recent orders of two Tehran province judges, holding that the death sentence of a 15 year old boy, Nosrat, should be commuted because he had not reached the requisite mental maturity, in a separate ruling, the judges of Branch 74 of Tehran province’s general criminal court, used the same reasoning to commute the death sentences of 2 other teenagers today.  Instead, the teenagers were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each.  Continued...

در حالي كه بحث بر سر راي ۲ قاضي دادگاه كيفري استان تهران در خصوص تبرئه يك نوجوان ۱۵ ساله از قصاص به خاطر نرسيدن به بلوغ فكري در ميان حقوقدانان و مدافعان حقوق كودك همچنان ادامه دارد، قضات شعبه ۷۴ دادگاه كيفري استان تهران در حكم ديگري ۲ نوجوان را به دليل كمي‌ سن‌شان از مجازات اعدام تبرئه و به ۱۰ سال حبس محكوم كردند.  ادامه

ROYA, the talented feminist artist and a member of the international SaveDelara™ campaign , has unveiled her latest painting in support of equal rights for men and women around the world.  Click HERE  to see the new painting. 

از حضور...
برای دلارا دارابی و دُردانه های رنگین اش
رضا بی شتاب

از حضورت رنگ زیبا می شود
مَه مُهَنّا و «دلارا» می شود
از طنینِ تُردِ بی تابِ قلم
بومِ نقاشی ت گویا می شود
نرم نرمک چون خرامی در خیال؛
خورشیدِ خواب آلود گیرا می شود
هر شنِ خشکیده از آهنگِ تو
می رهد از خویش و دریا می شود

ادامه

Authorities in Tehran’s Evin prison have announced that, based on a recent ruling, there is a significant chance that Kobra Rahmanpour will soon be freed from prison.

In a recent letter to the authorities, Kobra Rahmanpour had requested leave from prison in order to seek treatment for her mental and emotional ailments. 

According to Kobra, based on her good behavior in prison, authorities agreed to forward her letter to officials in Tehran for evaluation.  Such an evaluation was in fact conducted, and Tehran’s judicial representative for prisoner affairs has verbally announced that he will grant Kobra’s request.  Continued ...

در صورت موافقت كتبي معاون دادستان تهران

كبرا رحمان پور آزاد مي شود

مسئولان زندان اوين در تهران اعلام كردند راي زني هاي انجام شده در مورد كبرا رحمان پور به نتيجه رسيده و احتمال آزادي وي بسيار زياد است.

اين در حاليست كه كبرا رحمان پور چندي پيش نامه اي خطاب به مسئولان نوشته و براي درمان ناراحتي هاي روحي اش تقاضاي مرخصي كرده بود .

به گفته كبرا مسئولان زندان نيز با توجه به رفتار خوب كبرا موافقت كرده و نامه را براي معاون دادستان تهران فرستادند تا وي مورد بررسي قرار دهد و رايزني هاي در اين خصوص هم انجام شده است و سالاركيا نماينده دادستان تهران در امور زندانيان نيز به طور شفاهي اين در خواست كه به كبرا مرخصي داده شودرا پذيرفته

ادامه

Paintings and Graphics by Roya for the SaveDelara Campaign

Recently, a talented Iranian-born artist, Roya, contacted the SaveDelara campaign to offer her support, as well as a collection of her impressive work to be used for and by the campaign.  You can see some of Roya's paintings here .

The SaveDelara campaign is delighted and proud to have the support and talent of its latest member, Roya.  Thank you, dear Roya, from all of us, for your beautiful work and dedication to human and women's rights.

Reza Alinejad's Family Collect Signatures from Townspeople in Fasa, Iran to Save Reza's Life

July 22, 2007

On Sunday, July 22, 2007, Reza Alinejad's brother, Ali, forwarded the signatures that he, along with other members of the Alinejad family, have gathered  from individuals in the town of Fasa, Iran, where Reza was raised to the international campaign to save Reza from execution.  The signatures were assigned to a letter addressed to Iran's judiciary, which requested a stay of execution for Reza.

Reza Alinejad is currently one of many minors on Iran's death row.  He was condemned to death 5 years ago, at the age of 17, for accidentally stabbing and causing the death of a man who had attacked Reza and his young friend with a deadly weapon without provocation.  Witnesses to the incident, including one of the attackers, have testified that the potentially fatal attack on Reza and his friend was unprovoked, and that the two teenagers had no way of retreating from their attackers.

Reza's case has gained international attention, and an internet petition has been set up to protest his impending execution. www.petitiononline.com/RezaA/petition.html

You can see the letter (in Farsi), along with the signatuers, here . 

For more information, please visit www.HelpReza.com or www.SaveDelara.com.

Mino Hemati of the SaveDelara campaign and Rahai-Zan TV interviews the family of Mosleh Zamani, teenager sentenced to death in Iran for having a girlfriend. 

Link:  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8195295424898727421

You can read the English transcript of the interview HERE

An international effort has been launched to save Mosleh from execution, including a petition objecting to his death sentence.  Please sign this important petition, and encourage others to do the same:  www.petitiononline.com/MZ2207/petition.html

One Woman and Two Men Are Hanged in Public in Tabriz, Iran

(Tabriz, Iran) A young woman accused of murdering her husband and his family members with the help of two men was hanged in public along with her co-conspirators.  

On 8:00 AM on Saturday, July 15, 2007, 29 year old Hoorieh and two young men, named Reza and Farhad, who had been accused of murdering Hoorieh's husband and his family members, were executed by hanging.   Continued...

Krzysztof Pacyński of the SaveDelara Campaign Launches Petition to Save Teenager, Mosleh Zamani, from Execution for Having Sexual Relations with His Girlfriend

Krzysztof Pacyński, a young human rights activist who has been an invaluable member of various international human rights campaigns, including the SaveDelara campaign to save the life of 20 year old artist Delara Darabi, and the HelpReza campaign to save Reza Alinejad, a teenager who killed his attacker in self-defense, has authored and initiated an internet-based petition and campaign to save the life of yet another teenager facing execution in Iran.  Krzysztof also maintains a website in Polish and English for the various human rights campaigns in which he is involved, including that of Moslah Zamani:  www.delara-darabi.prv.pl/.   Continued...

In An Unprecedented Ruling, 15 Year Old Deemed To Lack Requisite Mental Maturity To Be Executed for Murder

(TEHRAN, IRAN) In an unprecedented order issued on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, two judges of Iran’s appellate criminal court in Tehran province, held that a teenage boy who was convicted of murder two years ago, did not have the mental maturity required to be executed for his crime.   

According to Etemaad newspaper , Judges Mohsen Eftekhari and Hassan Rahimi, issued their orders in consideration of the fact that while Nosrat, who was 15 years and 3 months old at the time of the murder, had reached the legal definition of “adulthood” under Sharia (Islamic law) at the time of the incident, he had not reached the scientific/physical stage of mental maturity.   Continued ...

Delara Darabi has been transferred to a new prison facility in Rasht, Iran.  The new building has air-conditioning, which is crucial for the emotionally and physically fragile artist who has suffered from repeated heat strokes in recent weeks.  Additionally, the new building has improved shower and bathroom facilities than the prison where Delara was forced to spend the past 3.5 years.   Continued...

On Wednesday, June 20, 2007, a member of the SaveDelara campaign spoke to Delara Darabi’s lawyer, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi.  Mr. Khoramshahi informed the SaveDelara campaign that within the next few days, Delara will be transferred to a new prison facility.  The new facility has substantially better sanitary conditions, including improved shower and bathrooms, as well as air-conditioning.  In the past few weeks, Delara had suffered from heat-strokes in the prison where she has been confined for the past 3 years. 

Although Delara’s living quarters will be improved, Delara’s emotional state is in dire condition.  According to Mr. Khoramshahi, Delara has given up all hope, and begs that she either be executed or set free, as she is no longer able to tolerate her unjust imprisonment.  Continued ...

On Thursday, June 14, 2007, Reza Alinejad’s mother and sister contacted human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, to inform her that Reza’s case had been sent from Shiraz to Tehran to be reviewed by the head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi.  According to reports, the file was sent on or around May 2.  Typically, it takes one month from the time that a case is transferred to Tehran for Ayatollah Shahroudi to receive the information. 

Mrs. Alinejad asked Ms. Mazahery to do all that is possible to help her young son from execution. Ms. Mazahery has informed various human rights organizations, inside Iran and around the world, about Reza’s case, including this new development.   Additionally, those who have not already signed the petition to save Reza's life are highly encouraged to do so and to spread the word about this case.   Continued ...

The partner of Delara, female artist convicted of murder, who had objected to the ruling of the court, withdrew his objection.  Continued ...

Update on Delara Darabi's Condition in Prison:  Mazahery and Hemati Speak to Delara's Mother and Sister

On June 7, 2007,  human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, who is spearheading an international campaign to save Delara Darabi’s life, spoke to Delara’s mother and sister, Ghazale.  Both women were extremely upset, as they had visited Delara in prison earlier and were highly concerned about her emotional state. 

Prominent Iraqi Feminist, Yanar Mohammed, Joins Forces with SaveDelara Campaign

In May 2007, members of the SaveDelara campaign had an opportunity to discuss Delara Darabi's case with prominent Iraqi feminist, Yanar Mohammed during a meeting in Los Angeles, where Ms. Mohammed was being presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Women’s Rights award. 

Members of the SaveDelara campaign discussed the recent stoning of Du’a Khalil Aswad in Iraq with Ms. Mohammwd, as they have joined forces with Ms. Mohammed and various other organizations around the world in condemning the 17 year old’s brutal murder and demanding severe penalties for those responsible for her public stoning. 

Additionally, members of the SaveDelara campaign informed Ms. Mohammed of Delara Darabi’s case, and the brutal sentence to which Delara has been subjected.  Ms. Mohammed expressed her support for the campaign and its efforts to save Delara from execution, and asked that her name be added to the petition demanding a stay of execution for Delara.  She also sat for an interview with Mino Hemati’s TV program, Rahai-Zan.  Ms. Hemati's interview with Ms. Mohammed were broadcasted in Farsi and English throughout the world. 

Yanar Mohammed is the director of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq, a group that works to stop atrocities against Iraqi women and defend their rights. She also serves as the Editor in Chief of the newspaper Al-Mousawat which stands for "Equality."

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Prison Officials in Rasht, Iran, Confiscate Delara Darabi's Letters to Human Rights Lawyer, Lily Mazahery

Delara Darabi's younger sister, Ghazal, contacted Lily Mazahery, the human rights lawyer who is leading the efforts to save Delara's life, to let her know that prison authorities had taken away Delara's writings to Ms. Mazahery. Delara had informed her mother of the incident when her mother had visited Delara in prison a few days ago. Delara was quite upset about this occurrence, and had expressed her regrets.

It is clear that prison authorities are going out of their way to ensure that no accounts of the deplorable conditions to which they have subjected Delara gets out to Ms. Mazahery's attention, and subsequently through Ms. Mazahery to the attention of human rights organizations with whom she works. Despite the prison officials' attemtps to hide the truth, the SaveDelara campaign has learned a great deal about the inhumane and sub-standard conditions of the prisons to which Delara has been subjected through other direct sources.

Delara suffers from extreme heat and humidity, as the prison to which she is confined provides no air conditioning or even a simple fan. She is forced to share the same bathroom facilities with over 100 individuals. Her prison-mates are comprised of individuals who subject her to frequent abuse, both emotional and physical. She lacks adequate nutrition, despite the fact that her family pays for her expenses in prison. In fact, her family has made repeated requests to deliver adequate meals to Delara in light of the fact that the family pays her expenses while she is imprisoned. Yet, despite their repeated requests, they have been denied delivery of nutritious meals to Delara, and Delara is forced to consume the meals that are provided to her by prison officials, even though her medical needs demand more nutrition. Consequently, Delara's health suffers significantly and continously. None the less, Delara's broken arm, which was brought about by severe beatings in prison, is reported to be on the mend.

Pacynski and Amnesty International Join Forces on the Human Rights Bus; Holmstrand and Azizzadeh contact Iran's Ambassador to Sweden About Delara's Petition

On Sunday, May 20, Amnesty International joined forces with the SaveDelara campaign by putting its Human Rights Bus into action in Warsaw, Poland, where human rights activists joined SaveDelara campaign’s Krzysztof Pacyński in a protest outside the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in opposition to Delara Darabi’s impending execution. 

Also last week, Osborn Holmstrand spoke with the ambassador of Iran in Sweden, Mr. Hassan Ghashghavi, about Delara Darabi. 

Read the full report

See the photos from the rally

On Monday, May 14, 2007, Lily Mazahery and Mino Hemati of the SaveDelara! campaign individually spoke to Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, Delara’s attorney.  Mr. Khoramshahi expressed that he is disappointed that a new trial has not been issued for Delera, despite his requests and despite the judge’s promise to do so, stating “if they recreate the scene of the murder, even a 6 year old child can understand that Delara could not have done this with her left hand.  Why didn’t they do this?  Why didn’t they do it to, at the very least, ease their own conscience?”   

According to Khoramshahi, the reviewing judge had promised that if Delara was proven to be left-handed, he would order a new trial.  Yet, even though Khoramshahi was effectively able to prove Delara’s left-handedness, the judge went back on his word and failed to order a new trial where exculpatory evidence can be presented. 

Similarly, Khoramshahi expressed disappointment in the authorities’ failure to follow up on Amir-Hossain’s complaint against Delara.  continued...

Plea to head of the judiciary to order stay of execution for Delara Darabi

While the countdown to the execution of Delara Darabi, a young female artist accused of killing a member of her own family with the assistance of a young man, is underway, her defense lawyer has begun efforts to appeal to the judiciary to order a stay of execution for Delara. 

Abdolsamad Khoramshahi stated:  “I have written a letter to the honorable head of the judiciary, providing an extensive account of the incident in detail and requesting a review of the case.  continued...

درخواست از رئيس قوه قضائيه براي توقف حكم قصاص دل‌آرا 

در حالي كه شمارش معكوس براي اجراي حكم قصاص دل‌آرا دارابي دختر نقاشي كه متهم است به همراه پسر جواني يكي از بستگان خود را كشته، آغاز شده، وكيل مدافع او تلاش خود را براي متقاعد كردن قوه قضائيه در بي‌گناهي دل‌آرا آغاز كرده است.

عبدالصمد خرمشاهي در اين خصوص گفت: نامه‌يي براي رئيس محترم قوه‌قضائيه نوشته‌ام و جزييات حادثه را به‌طور مفصل تشريح كرده‌ام و از رياست قوه‌قضائيه درخواست رسيدگي مجدد به پرونده را كرده‌ام.

وي ادامه داد :

Delara's Father:  "Painters do not destroy.  They love to create beauty instead.  Delara could in no way destroy life.  She could not murder anyone.”

On Thursday, May 3, 2007, human rights lawyer, Lily Mazahery, spoke with Delara’s father. 

Mr. Darabi stated that he had visited Delara on Saturday (April 28, 2007).  His visit had revealed that Delara is not doing well, although she does not want to say anything to worry her family any more than they already are worried.  According to Mr. Darabi, Delara is only hanging on so that her family would not suffer any more than it has.  Mr. Darabi emphasized that the conditions of Rasht prison are unacceptable.  According to Mr. Darabi, Delara does not receive adequate nutrition.  Additionally, sanitary conditions are dreadful and contribute to Delara’s health problems.  Mr. Darabi’s latest request to transfer Delara from her current prison in Rasht to one in Tehran has once again fallen on deaf ears.  When asked why he believes that the pleas to transfer his daughter have been ignored, Mr. Darabi stated that there have been some suggestions that he is attempting to help her escape by having her transferred to Tehran, an assertion which he described as ludicrous.  In addition to that, he believes that they simply do not care that Delara’s prison conditions are dreadful or that she suffers as she does.  continued ...

Beatings Have left Delara with a Broken Arm

Delara Darabi's lawyer reported about Delara’s abuse in prison:  According to sources close to the case, Delara has been severely abused in prison and has been beaten extensively, leaving her with a broken arm.

Delara is in extremely poor emotional and mental state, and there are concerns that she will once again attempt suicide.  When she last had contact with her family, Delara requested that they no longer come to her visit, and has even refused to see her father.  Meanwhile, efforts by Delara’s lawyer and father to secure a transfer for Delara to a prison in Tehran have been unsuccessful.  

Considering that the approval of Delara’s death sentence has placed her case in the last stages, the only person who can stop the execution is Iran’s head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi.  Khoramshi (Delara's lawyer) remains hopeful that this case has been reviewed by Shahroudi’s office and that he will commute the sentence.  However, he emphasizes that until the sentence is actually commuted, there is reason to be concerned.

Mino Hemati Interviews Delara Darabi's Lawyer, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi

On April 24, 2007, a day after Delara Darabi’s execution order was approved by the Distinctions Branch of Iran’s Supreme Court, Mino Hemati of Rahai-Zan TV and SaveDelara! Campaign spoke with Delara’s lawyer, Mr. Abdolsamad Khoramshahi.  Mr. Khoramshahi emphasized that the way to save Delara is via legal means.  With respect to the manner by which Delara was found guilty, he explained "confession is only worth anything when the confession matches the evidence!  The court should not accept any and all “confessions.”  Even though Delara provided a confession, we must determine whether this is really the truth of the matter, could Delara have been the murderer?  According to the investigations, it was clear that Delara is left-handed and the stab wounds were on the right side of the victim.  And this occurred when Delara’s friend was standing between Delara and the victim! Close examination by the police revealed that Delara could have in no way inflicted these wounds.  So from a logical and physical stand point, Delara’s confession has absolutely no value.  And the plan was that this matter would be recreated (in court).  That is how our plea to the first court was:  That if Delara was proved to be left-handed, then the crime scene would be recreated in court so that it could be shown whether Delara could have done this with her left hand.  Unfortunately, for reasons that are still not clear to us, this recreation never occurred despite the fact that it was proven that Delara is left-handed."

You can read the transcript of the interview here .

Approval of Delara’s Death Sentence in Distinction Branch of the Supreme Court

Approval of Delara's Death Sentence in Distinction Branch of the Supreme Court

A source familiar with Delara's case reports that Delara's death sentence has been approved and the order will be soon issued to her lawyer. 

Delara Darabi, accused of murder, has spent the past 3 years in prison.  Recent beatings in prison have left her with a broken arm and she is not feeling well. 

Yesterday, Delara's father filed a letter with the head of the judiciary, seeking a transfer of prison for his daughter.  In this letter, Delara's father states:  "Delara is in dire condition and is suffering greatly.  She is only accused.  We have reasons to show that she is not a murderer.   However, even if she were guilty, she has a basic right to be treated fairly in prison, not to have her arm broken.  If Delara is a murderer, she should be executed once, not a thousand times.  Yet, in Rasht prison, she is executed a thousand times a day.  I need your help to save my daughter."

In an discussion with Mino Hemati of Rahai-Zan TV, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, Delara's defense counsel stated today that his objection to Distinction Branch's decision was rejected today.   Accordingly,  the only person who can commute this sentence is the head of the judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi.   By finding fault in the case, he can issue a new trial or commute Delara's death sentence.

تاييد حكم اعدام دلارا در شعبه تشخيص 

 يك منبع اگاه خبر داد حكم اعدام  دلارا دارابي  تاييد شده است و به زودي اين حكم به وكيلش ابلاغ خواهد شد

  دلارا دارابي دختر متهم به قتل كه 3 سال است در زندان به سر مي برد به خاطر شدت كتك هاي كه خورده است  دستش شكسته و حال خوبي ندارد . اين در حاليست كه پدر دلارا ديروز با راسال نامه به ريس قوه قضاييه خواستار انتقال دخترش به زنداني در رشت شد .وي در اين نامه اورده است وضعيت دلارا بسيار بد است و به ششدت ارز شرايطش رنج مي برد . او فقط يك متهم است و ما دلايلي داريم كه نشان مي دهد دخترم قاتل نيست . حتي اگر مجرم هم باشد اين حق مسلم اوست كه در زندان از حقوق اوليه شهروند ي برخوردار با شد نه اينكه دست او را بشكنند . اگر دلارا قاتل است بايد يك با او را اعدام كنند نه هزار بار اما در زندان رشت روزي هزار با ر دخترم را اعدام مي كنند . من براي نجات جان دخترم از شما كمك مي خواهم .

به گزارش خبر نگار ما  با تاييد حكم اعدام دلارا در شعبه تشخيص ديوان عالي كشور اكنون تنها مرجعي كه مي تواند حكم را نقض كند  رييس قوه قضاييه است. وي مي تواند در صورت پيدا كردن ايرادي در پرونده دستور رسيدگي مجدد ان را صادر كند .

Amir Hussain Threatens To Murder Delara’s Family, Delara Is Physically Abused in Prisoned

A source close to Delara’s case reports that prison conditions for Delara Darabi , a young female artist accused of murder, deteriorate daily and she has been beaten severely in prison.

In the past two days, Delara has been severely beaten in prison by both the prisoners and the prison guards.  Prison authorities have confirmed that Delara’s body bears severe signs of beatings and abuse. 

Meanwhile, Amir Hussain, the young boy who was imprisoned on charges of having assisted Delara during the murder, was allowed to leave the prison on official leave.  While on leave,  Amir Hussain threatened to kill Delara’s family and vowed to create significant “problems” for them if  Delara is exonerated.

Due to the severity of what has happened to her, as well as the beatings that she has received in prison, Delara has been hospitalized on several occasions.

Delara contacted her lawyer by phone yesterday, crying and asking, once again, to be transferred to a prison in Tehran as soon as possible.  Support for Delara’s case from international and domestic organizations is reported to form the basis for the authorities’ encouragement of Delara’s abuse in prison.

In the past, due to severe depression brought about by her situation in prison, Delara had attempted to take her own life.  Given Delara’s desperate situation, Delara’s defense lawyer, Abdolsamad Khoramshahi, is trying very hard to obtain a transfer order that would allow Delara to move to a prison in Tehran.  Delara has had an extremely difficult time in prison and has threatened to kill herself if the conditions are not addressed.

امیر حسین خانواده دلارا را تهدید به قتل کرد

دلارا را در زندان کتک می زنند

منابع اگاه خبر دادد شرایط در زندان برای دلارا دارابی دختر نقاش متهم به قتل روز به روز بدتر شده و حتی او  را در زندان به شدت کتک زده اند.

طی دو روز گذشته دلارا دارابی در زندان توسط زندانیان و زندان بانان به شدت کتک خورده و مسئولان زندان تایید کردند که اثار شدید ضرب و جرح در بدن او مشهود است. این در حالیست که امیر حسین پسر جوانی که در پرونده همدست دلارا به حساب امده است برای مرخصی از زندان بیرون امد و خانواده دلارا را تهدید به مرگ کرده است و مدعی شده اگر دلارا  تبرئه شود حتما برای خانواده او درد سر درست خواهد کرد.

دلارا به خاطر شدت جراحاتی که به وی وارد شده و  به خاطر کتک هایی که در زندان خورده  چندین بار در بهداری بستری شده و سرم به او وصل کرده اند.

دلارا دیروز در تماس تلفنی که با وکیلش داشته است با گریه و ناراحتی از او خو استه است تا هر چه زود تر او را از این زندان به  زندانی در تهران منتقل کند دلارا به  خاطر حمایت هایی که از او در خارج از زندان و توسط مطبوعات ایران و سازمانهای خارجی شده است به شدت مورد ازار زندانیانی که از طرف مسئولان تحریک می شوند و زندانبانان قرار می گیرد .

دلارا پیش از این به خاطر افسردگی شدیدی که به خاطر  شرایطش به ان دچار شده دست به خودکشی زده است . خرمشاهی وکیل مدافع دلارا با توجه به شرایطی که موکلش دارد تلاش زیادی را برای انتقال او به تهران اغاز کرده است اما تا کنون به نتیجه نرسیده است . او امیدوار است هاشمی شاهرودی رییس قوه قضاییه نسبت به شرایطی که دلارا  دارد واکنش نشان داده و دستور انتقال این دختر جوان را به زندانی در تهران صادرکند. دلارا روزهای سختی را در زندان  پشت سر می گذارد و تهدید کرده اگر به وضعیت او رسیدگی نشود دوباره دست به خودکش خواهد زد.

Reza Alinejad Beaten By Prison Officials

Today (April 11, 2007),  Ali Alinejad, Reza ’s older brother, contacted Lily Mazahery, the human rights lawyer who initiated an international campaign to save Reza Alinejad from execution and the co-author of the petition demanding a stay of execution in his case, to relay a message from Reza.  According to Ali Alinejad, during a visit by Reza’s mother and sister this morning (Shiraz local time) to Reza in prison, they had noticed that Reza was severely bruised and asked him about the marks.  Reza explained that he had been severely beaten by prison officials and that the officials had taken away all of his personal items. 

 Reza’s brother explained that Reza had specifically requested that Ms. Mazahery be notified of the incident and the conditions within the prison.   Ms. Mazahery assured the Alinejad family that she would contact human rights organizations and related entities both inside and outside Iran about this important matter and to file an objection to the on-going violation of Reza’s rights. 

Reza Alinejad is serving time in a prison near Shiraz for killing a man in self-defense when he was only 17 years old.  Iran is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)  and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which prohibit the execution of minors, as well as the use of excessive force and cruel punishments.  An international campaign has been launched to save Reza Alinejad from death, including a world-wide signature drive . 

For information on Reza Alinejad, please visit:  www.HelpReza.com.  Questions may be directed to:  info@HelpReza.com

For additional information about human rights violations in Iran, please visit:  www.SaveDelara.com

Delara’s death sentence has not been confirmed

حکم اعدام دلارا تایید نشده

نامه پر سوز و گداز پدر دلارا به هاشمی شاهرودی

پدر دلارا دارابی دختر نقاش متهم به قتل با ارسال نامه به رییس قوه قضاییه تقاضا کرد دخترش را به زندانی در تهران منتقل کنند.

پدر دلارا در نامه اش اورده است : دلارا ۳ سال است که در رنج و عذاب ز ندگی میکند. او سه سال است که سایه طناب دار را به گردنش می بیند اما لب فرو بسته و از این رنج و عذاب برای من و مادرش چیزی نمی گویید. من اطمینان دارم که او بی گناه است و این بی گناهی ثابت خواهد شد . اما خواهش می کنم تا زمان روشن شدن تکلیف پرونده اش او را به تهران منتقل کنید . 

ادامه

Delara Darabi’s Defense Lawyer: My client’s casefile was sent to the head of the judiciary for permission to execute.

Iranian Student News Agency – Tehran

Delara’s Defense Lawyer: My client’s case-file was sent to the head of the judiciary for permission to execute. 

Abdosamad Khoramshahi, in an interview with ISNA legal reporter, explained the latest status of his client:  "In the last days of the [Supreme Court’s] Findings Branch session, we submitted our objections, which were sent to Branch 7 of the Findings Branch."

He noted "even though the case has not been reviewed by Branch 7, the case file, for the purposes of execution, was sent from Rasht to the head of the judiciary for approval."

Pointing to the fact that his client’s case file was sent for approval to Iran’s head of judiciary, Khoramshahi opined:  "The submission of my client’s case-file on a request for permission before a review of our objections in the Findings Branch is not legal. "

Before the new year holiday in Iran, Abdolsammad Khoramshahi, attorney for Delara Darabi, filed his objection to the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Delara’s death sentence, as well as a request for a review of Delara’s case by a five-judge panel. 

However, according to sources close to Delara’s case, during the new year holiday, officials in Rasht, where Delara is has been imprisoned for the past 3 years, have been in communication with the office of Iran’s head of judiciary in preparation to hang the young artist. 

Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of Iran’s judiciary, has the discretion to commute Delara’s death sentence and to order a new trial for the young artist, where exculpatory evidence can be presented.  As such, it is extremely important to voice your objection to the upcoming execution of Delara Darabi.  To do so, please take the following steps:

1.  Sign the petition objecting to the impending execution of Delara Darabi.   We intend to forward the new batch of signatures to Ayatollah Shahroudi on Saturday, April 7, 2007. As such, we hope to have as many signatures on the petition by then as possible. 

2.  Contact the office of Ayatollah Shahroudi by fax or mail to voice your objection:

Please note that this matter is extremely urgent and requires your immediate attention.  Should you have any questions, please contact info@SaveDelara.com . For more information, visit:  www.SaveDelara.com

حکم مرگ دلارا در دستان رییس قوه قضاییه

تایید یا رسیدگی مجدد

در حالی که خرمشاهی وکیل مدافع دلارا دارابی قبل از تعطیلات نوروز اعتراض خود را به تایید حکم اعدام دلار به شعبه تشخیص ارایه داده است . مسئولان اجرای احکام دادگستری رشت برای انجام مقدمات اعدام دلارا دارابی پرونده اورا به دفتر رئیس قوییه قضاییه فرستادند.

 پرونده دلارا دارابی دختر نقاش متهم به قتل در ۴ مرحله مورد بررسی قرار گرفت که تنها یک بار حکم نقض شد و در مراحل دیگر وی به قصاص محکوم شده است .

این در حالی است که دلارا بارها منکر قتل دختر عموی پدرش شده و گفته است امیر حسین دوست پسرش این کار را کرده است .

 اصرار وکیل مدافع دلارا برای بازسازی مجدد صحنه قتل هنوز به نتیجه نرسیده است و این دختر جوان چند قدم بیشتر با مرگ فاصله ندارد . استیذان اخرین مرحله برای اجرای یک حکم است و در صورت تایید از سوی هاشمی شاهرودی این دختر جوان اعدام خواهد شد. این در حالیست که هاشمی شاهرودی میتواند از اختیارات خود استفاده کرده و دستور رسیدگی مجدد را صادر کند .

دلار ا اکنون در شرایط روحی بدی قرار دارد و برخی وکلای سود جو از این شرایط استفاده کرده و قصد دارند به بهانه های مختلف از مطرح بودن این پرونده در مطبوعات ایران استفاده کنند و خود را به عنوان وکیل دلارا معرفی می کنند

خرمشاهی به عنوان تنها وکیل دلارا در این باره می گویید : متاسفانه رفتار هایی از سوی برخی همکاران من دیده می شود که بسیار زشت است انها برای رسیدن به شهرت قصد دارند دلارا را به عنوان سکوی شهرت خو د استفاده کنندو این عمل در مورد دختری که با مرگ دست و پنجه نرم میکنند بسیار غیر انسانی است. انها با وعده هایی پوچ دلارا را ازار میدهند.

البته من در مورد این مسئله با او صحبت کردم و سعی کردم او را ارام کنم اما در این شرایط هر حرکت غلطی تاثیر بسیار بدی روی دلارامی گذارد .

وی در مورد وضعیت پرونده دلارا گفت: اطمینان دارم که دلارا اعدام نخواهد شد چراکه در این باره رایزنی های لازم انجام شده است . و به نظر می رسد این حکم توسط یا به دستور رئیس قوه قضاییه نقض شده و اعاده دارسی شود . موضوع چپ دست بودن دلارا مورد تایید اموزش و پرورش و همچنیین اداره اگاهی قرارگرفته است . همچنیین ورزشکار بودن دلارا که در پرونده بسیار بر ان تاکید شده و گفته شده بود که دلارا چون ورزشکار بوده موفق به قتل شده  نیز از سوی فدراسیون های ورزشی به تایید نرسیده است    اما تا صدور  دستو ر رسیدگی مجدد   نگرانی ها ادامه دارد و من تلاش شبانه روزی خودم را ادامه می دهم.

دلارا اکنون در شرایط بسیار  سختی به سر می بردو تلاشها برای اینکه وی از زندان رشت به زندان اوین در تهران منتقل شود به شدت اغاز شده است.

Women's Rights Defenders in Iran Transferred to Evin Prison After Arrest

Members of the 1 Million Signatures for Change Campaign , arrested on April 02, 2007, were transferred to Tehran’s Evin prison today. 

Nahid Keshavarz, Sara Imanian, Homayoon Nami, Mahboubeh Hossain-Zadeh, and Saideh Amin were taken in by the authorities as they collected signatures during the annual “13 Bedar” picnic festivities in Tehran’s Laleh Park. 

The 1 Million Signatures for Change Campaign was initiated last year to demand equality of the laws for men and women in Iran.  Please voice your support for the equal treatment of all individuals by signing this very important petition and stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Iran. 

Five Members of Iran's Women's Rights Movement Arrested in Tehran

According to Zanestan, five members of Iran's women's rights movement were arrested earlier today in Tehran's "Lahleh" Park as they were trying to collect signatures for the 1 Million Signatures Campaign.

Nahid Keshavarz, Sara Imanian, Homayoon Nami, Mahboubeh Hossain-Zadeh, and Saideh Amin were taken in by the authorities, questioned, and then placed in custody, where they were told they should expect to spend the night.

The families of the arrested activists were told that they should check back on the status of their prisoners tomorrow for further information.

Please support the Iranian women's struggle for equality by signing the 1 Million Signatures for Equality/Change:  http://www.petitiononline.com/1milsign/petition.html

The Children Will Die

Translated by Mani Azizzadeh

They were sentenced as children. Now they are going to be executed as if they were adults. – Death sentences against minors are still passed in Iran, despite international prohibitions, states Elisabeth Löfgren at Amnesty International in Stockholm.

Reza Alinejad and Delara Darabi were only 17 years old when they were sentenced to death – too young to be executed. But after a few years in jail they have come of age. Now Amnesty cautions that their sentences can be executed at any time.

Bypassing Rules

Postponed punishment is a way for Iran to bypass the rules, according to Middle East expert Jan Hjärpe, professor at Lund University. There are several cases where the legal system deliberately postpones the punishment. For example, when a pregnant woman is sentenced to flogging or death. In these cases, they wait until the child has been born and the mother is finished nursing, he informs Expressen. Amnesty has documented approximately twenty cases where condemned juvenile delinquents have had their death sentences postponed by Iranian courts. Reza Alinejad killed an armed attacker outside a grocery store. Witnesses claimed that Reza acted in self-defence but, in spite of this, Reza was sentenced to death. 

Expecting More Lenient Punishment

Delara Darabi was sentenced for a murder that her 19 year old boyfriend, Amir, committed. In court, Delara maintained that Amir asked her to take the blame, believing she would get a more lenient punishment because of her young age. Amir was sentenced to ten years in prison for murder.  Despite denying responsibility in the murder, Delara was sentenced to death for complicity.

FACTS

Death penalty in Iran

• In 1994, Iran signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child , which prohibits the execution of minors.
• Today, Iran is the only state that openly executes minors, according to Amnesty International. United States banned the execution of individuals under 18 in 2005.

رژیم اسلامی تنها حکومتی در جهان که کودکان را اعدام می کند

نماینده عفو بین الملل در استهکلم طی مصاحبه ای که  در یک روزنامه سوئدی منتشر شد، گفته است با وجود ممنوعیت بین المللی، حکم اعدام در مورد کودکان زیر 18 سال کماکان توسط جمهوری اسلامی صادر می شود.

گزارش سایت استکهلمیان: ایران تنها کشور جهان که کودکان را به اعدام محکوم میکند

به اعلام سازمان عفو بین الملل پس از اینکه آمریکا در سال 2005 اعدام افراد زیر 18 سال را متوقف نمود, امروز ایران تنها کشور جهان است که کودکان را به اعدام محکوم می کند.

الیزابت لوفگرن از سازمان عفو بین الملل در استکهلم طی مصاحبه ای که روز 27 مارس 2007 در روزنامه اکسپرسن به چاپ رسیده است گفت: "با وجود ممنوعیت بین المللی, حکم اعدام در مورد کودکان زیر 18 سال کماکان در ایران صادر می شود".

وی به روزنامه اکسپرسن می گوید که ایران کودکان زیر 18 سالی را که مرتکب جرم شده اند آنقدر در زندان نگاه می دارد تا به سن قانونی برسند و سپس آنها را اعدام می کند. وی از جمله به دو مورد رضا علی نژاد و دلارا دارابی اشاره میکند که هر دو در زمان وقوع جرم 17 ساله بوده اند و اینک پس از رسیدن به سن 18 سالگی در زندان, به اعدام محکوم شده اند و این خطر وجود دارد که این حکم در مورد آنان به مرحله اجرا در آید.

روزنامه اکسپرسن در همین مطلب مصاحبه ای نیز با پروفسور یان یارپه استاد خاورشناسی دانشگاه لوند در جنوب سوئد انجام می دهد. وی می گوید این شیوه یعنی نگاه داشتن کودکان در زندان تا رسیدن به سن قانونی مورد استفاده ایران قرار می گیرد تا قوانین موجود را نادیده گرفته و کودکان را محکوم �