Atefeh Rajabi Sahaaleh (Persian: عاطفه رجبی سهاله; September 21, 1987 – August 15, 2004) was an Iranian girl from the town of Neka who was executed a week after being sentenced to death by Haji Rezai, head of Neka's court, on charges of adultery and crimes against chastity after being repeatedly raped.

After Rezai interrogated Atefeh, she confessed to having sex with Ali Darabi, a married 51-year-old ex-revolutionary guard turned taxi driver.

[5][6] When Atefeh realized that she was losing her case, she removed her hijab, an act seen as a severe contempt of the court, and argued that Darabi should be punished, not her.

Her lawyer appealed to Iran's Supreme Court in Tehran, where the verdict was upheld due to Atefeh's confession and three prior convictions for similar offenses.

[5] According to a 2004 press release issued by Amnesty International, Atefeh was the tenth minor Iran had executed since 1990.

[2][better source needed] Pursuant to continual complaints filed by Atefeh's family, and heavy international pressure about her execution and the way the judge mishandled the case, the Supreme Court of Iran issued an order to posthumously pardon Atefeh.

[citation needed] Atefeh's story was the subject of a BBC documentary produced by Wild Pictures in 2006.