August 2, 2019

Blood Money Paid for a Woman in Iran Is Still Half That Paid for a Man, Despite New Ruling

Discriminatory Law Remains on the Books, New Law Just Has State Pay to Make Up Difference Following news in Iran on July 2, 2019, declaring equality between men and women in blood money (financial compensation paid to the ...

December 14, 2017

How Many Camels is One Human Life Worth? Attorney Calls For Reform in Iran’s “Blood Money” Scheme

Blood money should be calculated on the basis of actual costs and inflation, not the market price for camels, as it is currently based on in Iran, according to a Tehran-based civil rights lawyer. According to Islamic law, ...

December 13, 2017

After Burn Victims Denied Compensation Because They’re Girls, Lawyer Says Law Must Change

A lawyer in Iran is speaking out about sexism in the country’s legal code after the families of two children who died in a fire at an elementary school were denied full compensation because ...

March 24, 2016

“Blood Money” Frees Imprisoned Ranger Who Killed Poacher In Self-Defense

Gholam-Hossein Khaledi, an Iranian park ranger sentenced to death for killing a poacher in 2010, was released on March 18, 2016 after paying 12 billion rials (about $400,000 USD) diyah (“blood money”) to the victim’s ...