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08/21/04: Factual Aspect FA.2:Religious Extremism; FD.3 Crimes of Honor:

A 16 year girl hanged in public for having the courage to defend herself in court.

Boston, MA - The Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI) has just been informed that a 16 year old girl, Atefeh Sahaleh Rajabi, was hanged in public on August 15, 2004. Atefeh as hanged in her home town of Neka in northern state of Mazandaran, Iran. She was charged for having an unlawful relationship with a young man. 

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