The EU deeply regrets that the Iranian judicial system did not allow a retrial of the case of Reyhaneh Jabbari - an Iranian woman who was hanged because she killed the man who had tried to rape her - in spite of doubts over the fairness of her trial and the claims that she was merely defending herself against a sexual assault. The EU expresses its deep concern over the increasing number of executions in Iran and calls on the Iranian authorities to stay all pending executions and consider establishing a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which is cruel, inhumane and irreversible.