Hanged Iranian woman asks for organs to be donated

An Iranian woman who was hanged on Saturday after being found guilty of killing a man she said tried to rape her told her mother to make sure her organs are donated, Arabi21 reported.

In an exclusive, Arabi21 published Reyhaneh Jabari Malayeri’s last words before being executed by Iranian authorities on Saturday, telling her mother during a phone conversation from Rajaei-Shahr Prison in Tehran: “Mother, it is now 4:15pm. Since 2:30pm they have been sending requests from the judge, insisting that I go with them, but I am refusing to do so.”

“Mother, I am very worried and afraid because my administrational time at the prison has come to an end and they asked me to go with them. They told me not to be afraid and that they have a ruling from the judge ordering the execution to be repealed.”

“They may cut off my communication with you, so I ask that you now take action in any way possible, so they may at least allow me to see you before I am executed,” she said.

Malayeri added: “Mother, everything will be fine. I ask you to remain calm; I love you all so much.”

Speaking in Turkish, her mother answered her in a troubled voice: “My soul, Rayhaneh, just tell me, do they want to forcefully take you from prison? Do you believe they will to execute you?”

Malayeri replied: “Yes, I believe so because they are strongly insisting that I go with them. They asked me not to scream and to go calmly and silently with them.”

The 26-year-old was sentenced to execution for stabbing to death an Iranian intelligence officer who tried to rape her seven years ago.

Malayeri has been detained since her arrest and numerous calls have been made for the judgement to be repealed. In her defence, she said she “acted out of self-defence”, but the Iranian Supreme Court supported the execution ruling.

An Iranian interior designer, Malayeri is thought to be of Azeri Turkish origin. She was lured to the house of an Iranian intelligence officer claiming he wanted private work done on his house. He then tried to rape her, she said.

Rayhaneh’s case sparked wide-spread international outrage. The United States, European Union, international women’s and human rights organisations had demanded the execution order be repealed.

Amnesty International commented on Rayhaneh’s execution saying: “This is another bloody stain on Iran’s human rights record. Once again Iran has insisted on applying the death penalty despite serious concerns over the fairness of the trial and a deeply flawed investigation.”