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One Person’s Story

Fatemeh Khamoori

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 16, 1980
Location of Killing: Firuzabad, Fars Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Adultery; Corruption on earth

About this Case

The execution of Ms. Fatemeh Khamoori was reported by Pars News Agency from Shiraz. The Jomhuri Eslami daily published the report(August 17, 1980).

Arrest and detention

No information is available on the circumstances of Ms. Khamoori’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information about the trial is provided by the report.

Charges

The defendant was charged with adultery.

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial. International human rights organizations have drawn attention to reports indicating that the Islamic Republic’s authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Each year, Iranian authorities sentenced to death hundreds of alleged common criminals, following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

The report does not provide any information on the evidence presented against the defendant.

Defense

No information on the accused’s defense is available.

Judgment

The Special Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal declared Ms. Khamoori a “corruptor on earth” and sentenced her to death. She was executed at dawn.

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