Iran cancels execution for woman who 'filmed burning shop' during protests
A woman condemned to death in Iran for what supporters say was nothing more than filming a burning shop during protests has had her sentence overturned by the Supreme Court. Prosecutors had claimed Leila Abolhasani, 43, was involved in setting the shop on fire during anti-regime protests in January that were met with a violent crackdown. Ms Abolhasani, a nail technician with two children, was…
Leila Abolhasani, a 43-year-old nail technician and mother of two, had her death sentence overturned by Iran's Supreme Court. The woman, who was detained among an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people during anti-regime protests in January, had been convicted of moharebeh, or enmity against God, for filming a burning shop at a protest site in Shahin Shahr.
Prosecutors had claimed she was involved in setting the shop ablaze. However, campaigners and a source close to her family insist that Abolhasani was simply documenting the unrest. Iran has executed at least 34 people in connection with the January protests, according to Amnesty International. The UN-backed fact-finding mission has reported that the government's response to the protests constitutes crimes against humanity.
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