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Iran: Four Youths Face Execution
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Thursday July 10, 2008 13:12 by pat c
Amnesty raises the case of four youths who face imminent execution in Iran. Full text at the link. Almost 140 juvenile offenders are known to be on death row in Iran, but the true figure could be even higher – for example, Mohammad Hassanzadeh’s case was not known to campaigners prior to his execution. |
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Jump To Comment: 1Another youth has been executed in Iran. Full story at link.
Dozens of juvenile offenders are believed to be on death row in Iran.
Human Rights Watch said the Afghan man, Gholamreza H, was hanged in Isfahan province on 30 October. He was 19 when the execution was carried out, but had been convicted for a murder he committed in November 2006 as a 17-year-old. 26 juvenile offenders have been executed in Iran since January 2005, out of a worldwide total of 32 known juvenile executions.
The execution was announced by judicial officials in Isfahan province.
The Iranian government recently announced an end to child executions, but a spokesman made it clear that did not include so called "blood money" or "Qeisas" cases, which make up the vast majority of executions. The Justice Ministry spokesman said these cases are not technically "execution" but "retaliation" on behalf of victims' families which is sanctioned by Islamic law and cannot be repealed.