Iran: Further information on fear of imminent execution

Iran: Further information on fear of imminent execution

Index Number: MDE 13/094/2007
Date Published: 19 July 2007
Categories: Iran, Middle East And North Africa, Middle East And North Africa

Sina Paymard, aged 18, was scheduled to be executed at dawn on 18 July. At the last minute, he was granted a 10-day stay of execution, to allow time for his family and the family of the murder victim to reach a financial settlement. Amnesty International has learnt that, following donations, Sina Paymard's family may now have managed to raise the diyeh (blood money) demanded by the family in order to pardon him