Zahra, a young woman, is at imminent danger of execution

Sept. 16, 2008, 9:56 a.m.

Iran Human Rights, September 16: The death sentence of a young woman has been sent to the section for implementation of the verdict, after its approval by the Iranian supreme court reported the daily newspaper Kargozaaran and the state run news agency Fars.

The woman who is just identified as "Zahra", is convicted of murdering her husband 7 years ago. According to the reports, Zahra has explained to the court that her husband used to drink alcohol and hit her.

She also mentioned that she was often sexually abused by the husband.

 

Aftre approval of the death sentence by the supreme court, she could be executed very soon.

Last month, another woman by the name Shabnam (34) was hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison convicted of murdering her husband.