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Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 1:04pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
I cried after reading this.I don't know how it began but may her soul rest in peace. 27 year old Reyhaney Jabbari was executed on Saturday October 25th by hanging in Iran seven years after she killed a man that she claimed had attempted to rape her. Before she was killed, Reyhaney wrote a very emotional letter to her mother, asking that her organs be donated to those who need them. See the full text of the letter after the cut... The full text of the letter was translated by the National Council of Resistance of Iran: Dear Sholeh, today I learned that it is now my turn to face Qisas (the Iranian regime's law of retribution). [b]I am hurt as to why you did not let me know yourself that I have reached the last page of the book of my life. Don’t you think that I should know? You know how ashamed I am that you are sad. Why did you not take the chance for me to kiss your hand and that of dad? The world allowed me to live for 19 years. That ominous night it was I that should have been killed. My body would have been thrown in some corner of the city, and after a few days, the police would have taken you to the coroner’s office to identify my body and there you would also learn that I had been raped as well. The murderer would have never been found since we don’t have their wealth and their power. Then you would have continued your life suffering and ashamed, and a few years later you would have died of this suffering and that would have been that. However, with that cursed blow the story changed. My body was not thrown aside, but into the grave of Evin Prison and its solitary wards, and now the grave-like prison of Shahr-e Ray. But give in to the fate and don’t complain. You know better that death is not the end of life. You taught me that one comes to this world to gain an experience and learn a lesson and with each birth a responsibility is put on one’s shoulder. I learned that sometimes one has to fight. I do remember when you told me that the carriage man protested the man who was flogging me, but the flogger hit the lash on his head and face that ultimately led to his death. You told me that for creating a value one should persevere even if one dies. You taught us that as we go to school one should be a lady in face of the quarrels and complaints. Do you remember how much you underlined the way we behave? Your experience was incorrect. When this incident happened, my teachings did not help me. Being presented in court made me appear as a cold- blooded murderer and a ruthless criminal. I shed no tears. I did not beg. I did not cry my head off since I trusted the law. But I was charged with being indifferent in face of a crime. You see, I didn’t even kill the mosquitoes and I threw away the cockroaches by taking them by their antennas. Now I have become a premeditated murderer. My treatment of the animals was interpreted as being inclined to be a boy and the judge didn’t even trouble himself to look at the fact that at the time of the incident I had long and polished nails. How optimistic was he who expected justice from the judges! He never questioned the fact that my hands are not coarse like those of a sportswoman, especially a boxer. And this country that you planted its love in me never wanted me and no one supported me when under the blows of the interrogator I was crying out and I was hearing the most vulgar terms. When I shed the last sign of beauty from myself by shaving my hair I was rewarded: 11 days in solitary. Dear Sholeh, don’t cry for what you are hearing. On the first day that in the police office an old unmarried agent hurt me for my nails I understood that beauty is not looked for in this era. The beauty of looks, beauty of thoughts and wishes, a beautiful handwriting, beauty of the eyes and vision, and even beauty of a nice voice. My dear mother, my ideology has changed and you are not responsible for it. My words are unending and I gave it all to someone so that when I am executed without your presence and knowledge, it would be given to you. I left you much handwritten material as my heritage. However, before my death I want something from you, that you have to provide for me with all your might and in any way that you can. In fact this is the only thing I want from this world, this country and you. I know you need time for this. Therefore, I am telling you part of my will sooner. Please don’t cry and listen. I want you to go to the court and tell them my request. I cannot write such a letter from inside the prison that would be approved by the head of prison; so once again you have to suffer because of me. It is the only thing that if even you beg for it I would not become upset although I have told you many times not to beg to save me from being executed. My kind mother, dear Sholeh, the one more dear to me than my life, I don’t want to rot under the soil. I don’t want my eye or my young heart to turn into dust. Beg so that it is arranged that as soon as I am hanged my heart, kidney, eye, bones and anything that can be transplanted be taken away from my body and given to someone who needs them as a gift. I don’t want the recipient know my name, buy me a bouquet, or even pray for me. I am telling you from the bottom of my heart that I don’t want to have a grave for you to come and mourn there and suffer. I don’t want you to wear black clothing for me. Do your best to forget my difficult days. Give me to the wind to take away. The world did not love us. It did not want my fate. And now I am giving in to it and embrace the death. Because in the court of God I will charge the inspectors, I will charge inspector Shamlou, I will charge judge, and the judges of country’s Supreme Court that beat me up when I was awake and did not refrain from harassing me. In the court of the creator I will charge Dr. Farvandi, I will charge Qassem Shabani and all those that out of ignorance or with their lies wronged me and trampled on my rights and didn’t pay heed to the fact that sometimes what appears as reality is different from it. Dear soft-hearted Sholeh, in the other world it is you and me who are the accusers and others who are the accused. Let’s see what God wants. I wanted to embrace you until I die. I love you.[/b] 12 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by agitator: 1:14pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Touching |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 1:22pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
That's just so sad..... Gained a lot of things from letter tho.... RIP to her |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 1:23pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Youngreinhard:same here,i learnt alot from her letter |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by fairygeh(f): 1:31pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by titoetal(m): 1:51pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Wicked world. May the soul of Reyhaney Jabbari and all who suffer this fate from the hands of men rest in the perfect peace of the Lord. The souls of the innocent crying for vengeance before the Lord increases daily. When the Lord's anger rages, the earth will melt. Let there be justice and peace on earth oh Lord. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by nedu2000(m): 2:14pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Women,blacks and homosexuals looking for pity since 1900......quite easy to use rape as a weapon to amass pity and trust that she'll automatically become an orator all for the same reason. Its just western propaganda to make the iranians look bad abeg. That was how a south african girl who killed her boyfriend out of jealousy got a mere 21 days community service. mscheewww 1 Like |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 2:32pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
nedu2000: All this oyibo...i don't get it.how do you mean? |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 4:59pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Touching! Painful way to go without any loved ones to console u or give u courage to d end..jxt simply face d pain alone.. Smtimes LAW can be so bent.. May her soul RIP |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 7:31pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
SuperMartins:Amen 1 Like |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by peewhydee(m): 7:50pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Strength and courage are sometimes signs of deep conviction;values imbibed that cannot be negotiated even in the face of death.Honestly i did not think that was about oration,rather CONVICTION however from some lady who had words at her beck and call.May her soul rest in peace. 1 Like |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 8:00pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
peewhydee:You are right. No be today injustice start |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 9:55pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
Tears!!!! |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by daveP(m): 10:11pm On Oct 29, 2014 |
The law disgracing itself by itself. Such a touching letter. Lemme control my thoughts..... LHMercy! |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 6:43am On Oct 30, 2014 |
nedu2000:....Grow up. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by nedu2000(m): 7:32am On Oct 30, 2014 |
phrenoz:I'm sure you do know its my own personal opinion |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by WillyWest: 12:49pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
Such a pity, but things like this abound and will continue in a culture that doesn't give rights to women, that sees women as less than men, take the assasination of Bhenazi Bhutu, or Malala Yousouf ( permit any wrong spelling of names,) that got shot. I wld have continued but I don't want it to seem am attacking a particular religion. Concerned women in such countries shld open their eyes and demand fairness. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by folzz(f): 10:15pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
Molest or not..she still killed they simply followed their law..the only thing that would be wrong is if they would not pass such judgment on a male in the same instance. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 10:51pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
folzz:The problem here is that there's no gender equality. Many human right activists condemned the death sentence but they insisted and she's gone |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by JulietSweet(f): 11:04pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
so touching But how will we no the truth. Come to think of it,remember Oscar pitinous case he lied. but this touched me |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 11:26pm On Oct 30, 2014 |
JulietSweet:only God knows.If it's a lie then this lie sounds truthful... i don't know how it began but i can see innocence written all over her face. There's a greater court and that is the court of God. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Babygal4eva(f): 1:51am On Oct 31, 2014 |
nedu2000: why would she need to amass pity when she is dead? and why would she want to make her own country look bad? I don't know the whole story and neither do you she might be guilty or it could have been self-defence we will never know but what I do know is that what you wrote is highly insulting and called victim shaming, you don't know what happened so don't jump to conclusions. Seun please we need a freaking unlike button. 2 Likes |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by nedu2000(m): 7:55am On Oct 31, 2014 |
Babygal4eva:I was just being open to possibilities,the aim of amassing pity is to arouse anti-iranian sentiments and little abt d fate of the gal herself, as I said earlier its possible she never wrote any letter |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by cabobongi(m): 8:56am On Oct 31, 2014 |
Is such a pity she had to die for defending herself well this should bring up the topic of why in such country they don't recognise their women well because of religion i will not go deep but this has to change |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Babygal4eva(f): 1:05pm On Oct 31, 2014 |
nedu2000: Anything is possible, it just seemed like you were saying the girl was trying to amass pity for herself. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by darnley16(m): 10:18am On Nov 13, 2014 |
Janeify:like? |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Janeify(f): 4:25pm On Nov 13, 2014 |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by darnley16(m): 5:56am On Nov 15, 2014 |
Janeify:oh |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 1:22pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
'slam sha. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 1:23pm On Nov 20, 2014 |
'slam sha, wia a female life is nothing but a bag of shit. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by Nobody: 7:47am On Nov 21, 2014 |
I remember this article, but I hadn't read her letter.... The letter tells me something about her character, as well as providing some insight into the period during her "trial" and time spent in jail. I wonder what happened to the guy who killed a man [for protesting] with one blow from the same whip she was being flogged with. This is but one person (...and now two!). What's worse is that this kind of treacherous injustice happens all the time to people whose names we will never hear or know. |
Re: Heartbreaking Last Letter Written By An Iranian Woman Before She Was Hanged by arsetalks(m): 7:41am On Dec 05, 2014 |
nedu2000:retard. Is capital punishment the solution even if she committed a crime? |
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