Amnesty International says the hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari has been postponed for 10 days . She was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of a former Interior Ministry employee . The international group says she was the victim of sexual assault , killed herself in self - defense . The family of Sarbandi could forgive his killer and agree to stay the execution , an option available under Iran 's Islamic penal code . It says Jabbari was convicted of murder after ` ` a flawed investigation and unfair trial ''
Amnesty International says the hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari has been postponed for 10 days . She was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of a former Interior Ministry employee . The international group says she was the victim of sexual assault , killed herself in self - defense . It says Jabbari was convicted of murder after ` ` a flawed investigation and unfair trial ''