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The Iranian authorities must stop the execution of a woman due to be hanged tomorrow morning after being convicted for the killing of a man whom she said tried to sexually abuse her, said Amnesty International.

Reyhaneh Jabbari was sentenced to death in 2009 after a deeply flawed investigation and trial.

Her execution was due to be carried out on 30 September but was postponed for 10 days.

“Time is running out for Reyhaneh Jabbari, the authorities must act now to stop her execution,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme.

“The death penalty is a despicable punishment that is both cruel and inhumane.

Applying such a punishment in any circumstances is an affront to justice, but doing so after a flawed trial that leaves huge questions hanging over the case only makes it more tragic.” 

Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Mor Iran: Halt execution of woman set to be hanged at dawn NYKA