Stop Child Executions Campaign was informed of yet another Iranian female who is sentenced to death for alleged murder of a 9 year old boy. Soghra was 13 years old at the time and has always denied the charges. She has spent all of her adult life , 17 years, in prison and is now 29 years old. 

If not female, at the age of 13, Soghra would not have been sentenced to death, because according to Iran’s Islamic Sharia law a girl at 9 and a boy at 13 is considered an adult. 

Soghra’s family live in a small village in Northern Iran near Caspian Sea. She is being presented by Nasrin Sotoudeh who is also the attorney for Sina Paymard, another boy who is facing imminent execution. According to Ms. Sotoudeh, there are  “many more” children facing executions in smaller towns. “These have not been reported in the press nor do they appear in officials records” she said.

Soghra is imprisoned in the same prison as Delara Darabi and Delara has been helping Soghra with some of her legal representation within prison which eventually resulted in posting a guarantee for her freedom. Soghra’s father has been able to secure the deed of a house as guarantee and therefore Soghra is expected to be freed after 17 years. Delara has been very happy that Soghra will be freed soon.