Der Spiegel
Daily life in Iran, one year after the uprising: My week begins before the revolutionary court. I have to defend a woman who is accused of moharebeh or “war against God.” That’s a euphemism our prosecutors use to describe activities critical of the government. Anyone who is found guilty of moharebeh can expect to receive the death penalty. My client is shaking all over when she is brought before the court. The judge seems kind enough, and tries to calm her down. “No one should be afraid of a judge,” he says. But Sainab has every reason to be afraid. Her husband and his cousin were sentenced to death by the same 15th chamber of the court.
