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Iran’s hypocrisy exposed as scores of juvenile offenders condemned to gallows
Iran’s hypocrisy exposed as scores of juvenile offenders condemned to gallows | Amnesty International https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/01/irans-hypocrisy-exposed-as-scores-of-juvenile-offenders-condemned-to-gallows/
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Stop Child Executions in Saudi Arabia
UN Rights Experts urge Riyadh to Stop Child Executions source: http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/23/430333/Saudi-Arabia-UN-Ali-Mohammed-alNimr-Qatif-Eastern-Province A group of human rights experts affiliated with the United Nations has called on the Saudi regime to stop executing children, saying Riyadh must abide by the terms of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. “Any judgment imposing the death penalty upon…
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Salar Shadizadi scheduled execution Aug 1st
Juvenile offender Salar Shadizadi is at imminent risk of execution for a murder allegedly committed when he was 15 years old. He is scheduled to be executed on 1 August. Source: Amnesty International Salar Shadizadi was arrested in February 2007 on a charge of murdering a friend. He was sentenced to death in December that…
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Hamid Ahmadi
Iran: Juvenile offender faces imminent execution despite ongoing review of case Source: Amnesty International A 24-year-old man is at imminent risk of execution, for a crime which took place while he was below 18 years of age, despite the fact that his case is currently under judicial review, said Amnesty International, urging the Iranian authorities…
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Saman Naseem at risk of imminent execution
EXECUTION LOOMS FOR SAMAN NASEEM Source: Amnesty International Iranian juvenile offender, Saman Naseem, could be executed as early as 19 February 2015 for crimes allegedly committed when he was 17 years old. He was sentenced to death after an unfair trial. The family of Saman Naseem, who is now aged 22, have received…
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Alleged juvenile offender risk of execution in Iran
Source: AI http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-alleged-juvenile-offender-among-10-hunger-strikers-threatened-immediate-execution-2014-12-?linkId=11183616 16 December 2014 Iran: Alleged juvenile offender among 10 hunger strikers threatened with immediate execution The Iranian authorities’ threat to expedite the execution of 10 men on death row in retaliation for going on hunger strike is deplorable, said Amnesty International as it called for the death sentences to be commuted immediately. One…
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Fardin Jafarian executed in Tabriz
A Juvenile executed at Tabriz Central Prison Source: https://hra-news.org/en/juvenile-executed-tabriz-central-prison A close relative who preferred to remain anonymous told HRANA’s reporter: “This teenager murdered his friend at the age of 14 with no intention and due to carelessness.” This source continued: “At the early hours of yesterday morning and at the age of 18, he was executed…
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Razieh Ebrahimi faces execution
Source AI: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/037/2014/en/df990577-e767-4890-b6d9-a07961195741/mde130372014en.pdf Juvenile offender Razieh Ebrahimi has been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband in 2010 when she was 17 years old. Her death sentence has been sent to the Office of the Implementation of Sentences, so it could be carried out at any time. Razieh Ebrahimi was sentenced to death in…
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Rasoul Haloumi asked to pay blood money
JUVENILE OFFENDER AT RISK OF EXECUTION IN IRAN Iranian juvenile offender Rasoul Holoumi is at risk of execution for allegedly causing fatal injuries to a boy in a fight. He was 17 years old at the time. His death sentence has been sent to the Office of the Implementation of Sentences in Ahwaz, and could…
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Amir Sardhaei executed
Another Juvenile Execution in Iran July 4th 2014 Source Iran HUMAN RIGHTS http://iranhr.net/2014/07/another-juvenile-execution-in-iran/ Despite international protests, Iranian authorities have executed at least 8 prisoners charged with offences committed at under 18 years of age in 2014. Iran Human Rights, July 5, 2014: A juvenile offender was executed in the prison of Tabriz (Northwestern Iran) in the…
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Razieh Ebrahimi imminent risk of execution
26/06/2014 High Commissioner for Human Rights Source : http://shaheedoniran.org/english/human-rights-at-the-united-nations/human-rights-monitoring-mechanisms/high-commissioner-office/execution-of-juvenile-offenders-breaches-international-law-pillay/ Execution of juvenile offenders breaches international law – Pillay Navi Pillay, UN Photo (c) Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA (26 June 2014) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concern Thursday about the large number of executions in Iran since the beginning of this year, calling on…
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Afghan Juvenile executed in Iran
Afghan Juvenile Executed in Iran for Drug-Related Charges – MAY 6, 2014 Source: Iran Human Rights http://iranhr.net/2014/05/afghan-juvenile-executed-in-iran-for-drug-related-charges/ A 15 year old Afghan juvenile offender has been executed in the prison of Isfahan. Reports indicate that he was convicted of drug-related charges and didn’t have access to lawyer. Iranian authorities claim that juveniles are not executed in Iran.…
