This is another Iranian woman who is about to be executed soon.
Every morning I write about someone Iran has just executed; within minutes, a message arrives from a mother, a sister, a friend, begging me to write about their loved one on death row. Before it's too late.
That's why I want to write before this young woman's execution, not after. Arghavan Fallahi. 24 years old. Evin Prison. Sentenced to death.
Judge Salavati, one of Iran's most notorious executioner judges, sentenced her on the charge of "Baghi," armed rebellion.
For months in solitary confinement, she was subjected to severe psychological torture and pressure to extract forced confessions. But she refused. So they sentenced her to death anyway.
Fellow female prisoners who were with Arghavan inside Evin say her situation is urgent. The torture has left her with severe psychological trauma and physical illness. She's not only facing the death sentence, she's suffering right now, inside that cell. But she's still alive and there's still time to save her life.
Please, join me and help us Iranians say her name now and demand that the international community and world leaders pressure that republic to halt her execution and those of other political prisoners.
#StopExecutionsInIran
Islamic Republic in Iran hangs 24-Year-old woman who defended herself from sexual assault
Yesterday the regime executed Marziyeh Neyri yesterday, a young woman who was forced into marriage at age 17 and hanged for fighting back against her attacker.
Marziyeh was 18 years old when her husband's associate attempted to sexually assault her in her own home, in front of her husband. She grabbed a kitchen knife to defend herself. Her husband died in the struggle.
She told the court she had been repeatedly assaulted by her husband's associates before that day. Iran's courts didn't care.
The regime rejected her self-defense claim. Her attacker, who survived, took the stand and called her a murderer. The court believed him over her.
She was sentenced to death.
No clemency. No mercy. The sentence was carried out at Chubindar Prison in Qazvin.
Marziyeh Neyri never had a chance. Forced into marriage as a child under Iran's Islamic laws, she spent the few years of her adult life in a courtroom, fighting for her life after defending it.
She lost.
This is the Sharia Laws in Islamic Republic of Iran where a woman can be hanged for surviving.
💔
Ridiculous game from Matt Rowell here in Canberra.
40 touches, 17 clearances, 16 tackles. Willed his side over the line. 10 game losing streak over.
Moyle and Miller excellent as well. The most disappointing season of the Adam Kingsley era now over for GWS. #AFLGiantsSuns
The lights on at 1pm in a cold & cloudy day on the capital.
Giants - trying to stay alive this season and Suns - trying to end a 10 game losing run - coming to you on @abcsport around the nation. Join us 📻
🚨 Hull City reach agreement with Colorado Rapids to sign Lucas Herrington. Deal for 18yo defender worth $17m + $6m add-ons & 15% future sale profit to #Rapids96. No issues expected on personal terms for Australia international’s #HCAFC move @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/lTcvnQAq2k
🚨 Hull City are in advanced talks with Colorado Rapids for Australia international Lucas Herrington.
Package under discussion could be a record sale for Colorado. 19-year-old is keen on the move.🇦🇺
🤝 @alex_crook
I know it’s a London Derby and we pumped that up pre-game but even then, surprised at how much spice is in this for a pre-season game.
Spurs in particular with 3-4 narky challenges early. Love it. Great start in front of a huge crowd. #CHEvTOT
AFC now against Infantino
It’s not an outright rejection like Uefa/Concacaf but sources on it say to me it’s very strong language for Asia - especially “unacceptable”
@GhostofZevon I'm sure it will. FA was put in the spotlight when Blatter was ousted at a controversial FIFA congress and they voted against the AFC grain then.
A World Cup boycott may sound extreme but for this venture, it's worth it. This requires Super League style action.
Further corruption is a guarantee should FIFA sell off stakes in the World Cup and other events to investors.
European nations ready to boycott the World Cup in opposition to Infantino's plan to sell off part of FIFA to private investors - with an emergency meeting of UEFA nations planned this week, Sky News has learnt
https://t.co/kTw1DY5Vrh
@TerraceThreads1 Don't think nations are behind the sell off specifically. But there'll be many still backing Infantino come election time which gives him the clout to do this.