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
