Join us to overturn Reyhanehs execution verdict

To humanity, all of you who gayly rest under the sun, on a beachfront Do you see the person drowning in the dark, tumultuous stormy water in front of you? Reyhaneh Jabbari has only experienced the changes in seasons ! times" #es, that is correct, she is only ! years old$ Reyhana has been convicted of first% degree murder by the &ranian 'udiciary for having defended herself against a rapist, (orte)a *arbandi$ The perpetrator was a doctor by profession as well as an ex%intelligence officer employed by the &slamic Republic of &ran$ Reyhaneh has been in prison for the past seven years awaiting her execution$ *he is the daughter of *holeh +akravan, an &ranian theater teacher and artist$ Reyhanna is a set and interior designer$ (orte)a *arbandi re,uested her expertise in redesigning his office and approached her with a business proposal$ The appointment arrangement was for Reyhaneh to meet him in his office$ *he arrived at the address given as his office location but soon reali)ed the location does not look like a doctors office$ The perpetrator proceeded to offer her a li,uid to drink$ *oon after Dr$ *arbandi proceeded to lock the entrance and force himself on Reyhaneh$ Threatened and -earful of what is taking place, Rayhanas survival instincts kicked in, she grabbed a knife and stabbed him in the shoulder blade$ *he then escaped$ The perpetrator died of excessive bleeding$ Reyhaneh was arrested and charged with the crime of killing Dr$ *arbandi Review of phone messages between the two showed the conversations were of business nature and nothing more proving that no intimate or close relationship existed between the two$ The examination of the li,uid showed that it was spiked with incapacitating drugs indicating premeditated plans on the part of the perpetrator$ The authorities kept Reyhaneh in solitary confinement and used various ploys to intimidate her to finally break her so she falsely accuses herself to a politically motivated killing$ .ut Reyhaneh has not changed her self%defense testimony against attempted rape$ /e demand to know whether Reyhaneh should have admitted to a preempted political killing even though all evidence points to self%defense against rape$ 0ow is it that a womans self%defense against a rapist should result in her execution? This is not an acceptable verdict in any 'ustice system$ Reyhanehs attorneys declare the case has many unresolved facts$ 0ow is it that Reyhanehs lawyers

cant appeal her verdict, and have a chance to exhaust all possible legal venues in order to save her life? /e, as united family of &ranian artists, are re,uesting that 'ustice be served by revoking her first%degree murder$ /e will stand by Reyhaneh and her family who ask that 'ustice be served regardless of the intelligence politics and the biased 'udiciary of the &slamic Republic$
-arshad 1rya %% -ilmmaker -arshid 1ryan %% Theater 1ctor and 2egal *cholar 3holam 1l%.ouyeh %% +laywright and Theater Director 1sgar 1haneen %% +oet (assoud 1ssadollahi %% 1ctor, Director, +roducer (ahmoud 4skouie %% 5inematographer67ideographer (aryam 1fshari %% +roducer 8ourosh 1fshar%+anah %% 1ctor, -ilmmaker 0ossein 1fsahi %% /riter, Director, +roducer *aied 4veissi %% 1ctor 8hosrow .agherpour %% +oet, /riter 1bbass .akhtiari %% (anaging Director of +ouya 5ultural 5enter, (usician *eema .akhtiar %% 1ctor (a'eed .eheshti %% 1ctor, Director 9iloofar .ay)aie %% Theater Director, Researcher -arivar Tabri)i (ansour Tehrani %% 5omposer, -ilmmaker 0ameed%Re)a Javedan %% 1ctor, Director (ohammad Jalali %% +oet, /riter, Theater 1ctor &ra' Jannati%1taei %% Theater Director, 2yricist *hayda Jahan%.een %% Journalist .anafsheh +our:and %% Researcher, Journalist, -ilmmaker 0adi 8horsand %% +oet, *atirist 0ameed Daneshvar %% 1ctor, Director Rasheed Davari %% Director 3orafareed %% Raconteur, 5ultural 0eritage Researcher 3eetee Darshkian %% Theater *cholar 0ossein Daryanee %% Theater 1ctor Davoud Rahimee %% /riter, Theater 1ctor 3ha)i Reebhavee %% 5hildrens /riter, +laywright, Theater 1ctor6Director 7onsha Roodbaraki %% +ainter *adreddin :ahed %% Theater 1ctor6Director 9asser :eraatee %% /riter *aharvash %% *inger, 5omposer 0elia *alahshour %% Dancer, Theater 1ctress +arvaneh *oltani %% Director, 1ctress, 1cting 5oach 1li *harifian %% Journalist, 1ctor, Theater Director

9ikki *heikh %% 1ctor Darioush *hiravani %% -ilmmaker 2ily *hams %% *culptor, +ainter, Designer, (ake%up 1rtist 9eda *hahrivar %% 1ctress (ohammad *afarian %% T7 Director (ohamma%1li Talebi %% Director 9ader -awm %% 1ctor 1)ar -akhr %% 1ctress *oosan -arrokh%9ia %% 1ctress, Theater Director *oodabeh -arrokh%9ia %% 1ctress, Theater Director Re)a 3hassemi %% /riter ;bi 3ha)i%:adeh %% 5inematographer67ideographer Tara 8oocheh%Radis %% 7isual 1rtist ;lna) 8ian %% /riter -aati (ohammadi %% 1ctress, Theater Director *hahrokh (eshkeen%3halam %% Dancer, 1ctor, Director 0ossein (aheeni %% -ilmmaker, (anaging Director of the &nternational -estival of -ilmmakers in ;xile -ar)i 9aderi %% T7 Director (anouchehr 9aamvar%1)ad %% 1ctor, Director *haheen 9a'afi %% 5omposer, 2yricist, *inger 9asser 9a'afi %% /riter, Director, Researcher 1rman 9a'm %% -ilm Director, +roducer Jameeleh 9edayee %% Director .aseer 9aseebi %% -ree 5inema 8amran 9o)ad %% 1ctor Ramin #a)dani %% -ilmmaker