Sakineh Ghasemi | |
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Died | Tehran, Iran | 12 July 1979
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Resting place | Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery |
Nationality | Iranian |
Other names | Pari Bolandeh, tall fairy |
Occupation | Prostitute |
Criminal charges | Waging war against God |
Criminal penalty | Execution |
Sakineh Ghasemi, also known as Pari Bolandeh and commonly referred to as the tall fairy,[1] was an Iranian sex worker. She was arrested after the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the burning of the Shahr-e No neighbourhood, and was executed on 12 July 1979, along with two other sex workers, on charges of "waging war against God."[2] In contemporary literature and popular culture, her and her destiny have been mentioned many times.
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