Sakineh Ghasemi | |
|---|---|
 Newspaper picture of Ghasemi | |
| Died | 12 July 1979 Tehran, Iran |
| 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.
- ^ "به عبارت دیگر: گفتگو با علیرضا نوریزاده" [In other words: a conversation with Alireza Nourizadeh]. BBC News (in Persian). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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