Ok guys, this woman needs our help and we need to give it. If you watch the whole documentary you will be touched! I put it on the Lebanon forum because usually we pass through the middle east section without looking at the other threads in that section. And for those who's family can populate a whole village, if not a city, in Lebanon, plz ask them to sign the petition, or better yet put it on your msn name so everyone can see it and sign it!

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, AS HER TRIAL IS ON JAN 10,


About the Case:


On January 3, 2006, 18-year-old Nazanin Mahabad Fatehi was sentenced to death for murder by court in Iran after she stabbed one of three men who attempted to rape her and her 16-year-old niece in a park in Karaj (a suburb of Tehran) in March 2005. She was seventeen at the time. Iran is signatory to international treaties which forbid them to execute any one under the age of 18; however they continue to do so.

The injustice of this case propelled Nazanin Afshin-Jam to take immediate action and start a petition to help save the life of her namesake. The petition now has over 200 000 signatures from around the world.

Since initiating the Save Nazanin Campaign with Mina Ahadi- the Head of the International Committee Against Execution and Stoning- and through the help of other human rights groups and individuals, they have been able to engage the UN, Canadian Parliament, the EU, Amnesty International and others to pressure the Iranian Officials to spare the life of this child.

On June 1st 2006, the Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Shahroudi announced a stay of execution and the call for a complete new retrial. Nazanin Fatehi retrial will take place January 10th, 2007 (20th of Dey 1385 in the Iranian calendar).

In this new trial the Islamic Republic Court will either:

a) spare the life of Nazanin and release her from prison or
b) announce a prison sentence of x number of years or
c) re-condemn Nazanin for execution or
d) ask Nazanin to negotiate "Dieh" (Blood Money) with the family of the alleged rapist and have her released subject to her paying that amount.

In the meantime the Nazanin Fatehi Trust fund has been set up to help cover her legal fees and campaign costs. See Donations page.

The fate of Nazanin Fatehi is still up in the air, please continue to spread the word about her case and the plight of other women in similar circumstances such as Delareh Darabi, Kobra Rahmanpour, Ashraf Kalhori, Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh and Malak Ghorbani and continue to pressure the Iranian Government to free these women.

From her prison cell, Nazanin Fatehi wanted to thank everyone that has been working so tirelessly on her behalf and everyone who has signed the petition.

taken from:
http://www.helpnazanin.com
www.myspace.com/helpnazanin


Thanks guys! (Thanks Mahdi)

and thank you Nadini, i really appreciate it!

I signed the petition,,,Haram,,,how could they do this???????it's not even islamic...from where did they get this law???

Thanks Hassoun for you support, and yes i know i dunno how they can call the country an "Islamic Republic" when so many of their barbaric acts are against Islam :ohno: i just wisht the best for Nazanin and Inshallah one day Iran will be restored to the respectful, world--reknown nation it could be

Done :)

I signed it.. poor girl

I signed it.. poor girl

NADINI you are very social.. iam going to donate something and guys tell friends about it

good, but be aware her trial is basically today which is WED in Iran. so i wouldnt give donation now, as, i doubt it is worth it now at the moment

Good news from trial, court rules that killing was unintentional

Janurary 10:

The continuation of Nazanin's re-trial took place today. It was delayed from 10:30AM to 12:30PM, in part due to the fact that so many people showed up in support of Nazanin's campaign. They were required to move court rooms. The international committee against execution says that normally in a case like this, 10-15 people show up. But today, 200-300 came to support Nazanin and there were many news reporters present. Nazanin's two defense attorneys proceeded with their defense.

After much discussions, the four judges unanimously determined that the lower court decision in January of 2006 was wrong and Nazanin killing the would-be rapist was not intentional. The defense attorneys are hopeful that the final decision on the fate of Nazanin will be announced in the next few days.


http://save.nazanin.googlepages.com/news


This is a very large step forward for Nazanin, and it brings great hope that she will avoid a new death sentence. Maybe she can even be free! This would not have happened without support from people all around the world, so thank you to all of you! But please don't rest yet. Until Nazanin walks out of the prison gate, she will continue to need our support.

WOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
^^ :banana2: :banana2:
Gr8 news
Thaaaaaaaaaaanx

and, thank you for supporting !!

Great News Mahdi, im happpy for her, now let us pray that she gets out of prison

Thanks to u all for ur support. Especially to u Nadini

^^ You Welcome Shayan, any new news about her? I read that the trial is going well and that everything is going fine.

Hope they release her soon.

^^ You Welcome Shayan, any new news about her? I read that the trial is going well and that everything is going fine.

I am afraid not. What u read were good news then :)

^^ now we have fantastic news lol, Im happy for her

''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. ''

Awesome ^^

AL7AMDULLILAH! THAnK YOU FOR POSTING NADINI!!

opa

Jan 15 : Nazanin could be freed on bail immediately!
According to Etemaad Newspaper in Iran, which also reported Nazanin's original death sentence in January 2006, three out of the five judges in Nazanin's retrial have ordered that dieh "blood money" be paid to the family of the man who was killed, although the other two had recommended Nazanin's unconditional freedom.

Nazanin's lawyers intend to appeal the payment of blood money, but since this appeal may take several months, they have also requested bail so that Nazanin may be released from prison immediately. The court has set bail at 400,000,000 rials (over US$40,000).

Because Nazanin's family is very poor and unable to make payment of the bail or blood money, immediate financial assistance is required to secure Nazanin's release from prison.

Please visit the Donations section. Details to follow.'

http://www.helpnazanin.com/Donations.aspx

i have, secon thoughts about this, please all of you go read this same thread in the MIDDLE-EAST forum goleh_hayahou has posted some interesting things

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=428510&page=3

Thank you, Nadini for posting this : )