> Iran has the death penalty for female rape victims For God's sake. Did you read the article you linked to? Even that article fails to mention many details.

> Iran has the death penalty for female rape victims For God's sake. Did you read the article you linked to? Even that article fails to mention many details. She was sentenced to death for premeditated murder. She argued that she had the right to kill the man because he tried to rape her. There were evidence supporting her side (the man stopped to buy condoms on the way to the apartment, etc); there were evidence against her (she sent a text message to a friend saying "I'm gonna kill him tonight", the knife was purchased not long ago suggesting it was bought for exactly this reason, etc). The trial and the appeals process took 7 years. It's unfortunate that little of the media coverage is available in English, all of which are from the same point of view. I have read the interviews with both parties' families and followed the news as new revelations were made. I cannot say for sure what is right and what is wrong, but I can say this with certainty: It was a very complicated case. Reducing it to one sentence is ridiculous, but if you have to, the sentence should be "Iran has the death penalty for female premeditated murderers if the crime is proven in criminal court and held up in the appeals court".