The Etemaad news story reports that at the time of the attack, Nazanin Fatehi was a runaway who was disowned by her family; however, a phone interview with Nazanin Fatehi's mother is reported to have shown that her mother displayed great concern about her daughter's fate, and that she tearfully pleaded for her daughter's life.
13 Facts About Nazanin Fatehi
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Nazanin Fatehi was sentenced to qesas, to death in retaliation for murder, in January 2006, by a criminal court of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Nazanin Fatehi had claimed to act in self-defense; critics have pointed out that in another country she might have been acquitted, or received only a short prison sentence.
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Musician, activist, and former Iranian Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam initiated an appeal, the "Save Nazanin Campaign", starting a petition that attracted more than 350,000 signatures worldwide, in an effort to save Fatehi's life.
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The aforementioned petition regarding the Nazanin Fatehi case was directed at Mr Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations.
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In relation to the international appeal effort, Nazanin Fatehi gave an interview in 2006, via questionnaire, to Ms.
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Nazanin Fatehi's case was scheduled to be reviewed by the Iranian Supreme Court the week following the original conviction.
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Nazanin Fatehi was nevertheless placed in solitary confinement, and a retrial set for August 2006.
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The retrial of Nazanin Fatehi began on 30 August 2006, lasting from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
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Nazanin Fatehi told the Judge that she has been honest from the very beginning; extending an arm out to the Judge, she expressed that she had come forward, giving the knife to the police at the scene, and telling them that she had stabbed the man in self-defense, to protect her honor.
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Fatehi's mother Maryam addressed the court, expressing discontent that officials had made Fatehi sign her own death sentence earlier, since Nazanin had no education and was unable to read or understand the papers being signed.
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Nazanin Fatehi was ultimately asked to leave the courtroom, for the emotion she was displaying.
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Fatehi's father stood up and addressed the court, denying newspaper reports that Nazanin was a run-away and that he had told the Judges to go ahead with the execution.