Nazanin Fatehi
Nazanin Fatehi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Nationality | Iranian (Kurdish) |
| Other names | Mahabad |
| Criminal status | Overturned, released |
| Parent | Mother Maryam [father's name unknown] |
| Motive | Self-defense, victim of physical and sexual assault |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | Death (qesas), by hanging |
Nazanin (Mahabad) Fatehi (Persian: نازنین فاتحی; born 1987) is an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death for stabbing a man who allegedly tried to rape her and her 15-year-old niece, when she herself was a 17-year-old. After more than two years in jail, Fatehi was cleared of the intentional murder charge, ordered to pay diyeh (blood money for the death), and released on bail (January 2007). As of 2012, Fatehi's whereabouts were reported to be unknown to concerned supporters outside of Iran.