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Egyptian boy on death row
Egypt teenager’s death sentence condemned Amnesty International today condemned the death sentence handed down by a Cairo military court against a 17-year-old boy, warning that unfair military trials are corroding Egypt’s criminal justice system.Ahmed Marous Ibrahim was one of four people sentenced to death by hanging by Cairo’s Supreme Military Court for abducting and raping…
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Two Juveniles executed in Bandar Abbas, Iran
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Press Release 27 April 2011 AI Index: PRE01/227/2011 Sharp rise in public executions as Iran executes first juvenile offenders in 2011 Amnesty International has condemned a sharp rise in the rate of executions in public in Iran – which have included the first executions of juvenile offenders in the world this…
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Fatemeh Salbehi and Ehsan face imminent execution!
IRAN: TWO JUVENILES AT RISK OF EXECUTION Fatemeh Salbehi is at risk of imminent execution for allegedly murdering her husband almost three years ago, when she was a 16-year-old schoolgirl. A young man, 19-year-old “Ehsan” (last name known to Amnesty International), also faces imminent execution after being convicted of “sodomy” for an alleged male rape,…
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Delara Darabi’s partner commits suicide in jail
It was a tragic day for human rights defenders worldwide when we received news of Delara Darabi’s execution. Today we have received news that her boyfriend Amir Hossein Sotoudeh at the time of the incident who was allegedly implicated in the death of her relative, committed suicide recently while in jail. He was serving a…
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هم پرونده ای دلارا دارابی، در زندان خودکشی کرد
هم پرونده ای دلارا دارابی، در زندان خودکشی کرد سه شنبه 21 دی 1389 ساعت 16:43 خبرگزاری هرانا – دوست پسر و هم پرونده ای دلارا دارابی، در زندان مرکزی رشت اقدام به خودکشی نمود و جان باخت. میرحسین ستوده دوست و هم پرونده دل آرا دارابی، که اردی بهشت ماه سال گذشته در زندان…
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210-Fatemeh Salbehi is at imminent risk of execution
Fatemeh Salbehi, Convicted of Murder at Age of 16, Faces Execution Share by Maryam Nayeb Yazdi 22-Jan-2011 HRANA – During a rushed court session, a 16-year-old high school student was charged with murder and sentenced to death. Her sentence was then confirmed by the Supreme Court. Fatemeh Salbehi – born in November 1991 – was…
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Two juveniles at imminent risk of execution in Yemen
YEMEN: JUVENILE OFFENDERS AT RISK OF EXECUTION Source: Amnesty International UA 260/10, UPDATE 2, AI Index: MDE 31/002/2011 of 14 January 2011 The original action was MDE 31/016/2010 of 17 December 2010. Muhammed Taher Thabet Samoum and Fuad Ahmed Ali Abdulla are at imminent risk of execution in Yemen. They could be executed as early…
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Nasrin Sotoudeh gets 11 year prison sentence
Stop Child Executions is sad to report that prominent child rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh who has taken on many cases of children on death row over many years has received an 11 year prison sentence by the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Here is Amnesty International’s write up and ways to help pressure…
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
You may have observed that we do not update the SCE website as frequently as we have in the past. The reason is that due to increased persecution by the Iranian Regime many of our sources of information in Iran have been imprisoned, have fled the country or are fearful to communicate with us and thus…
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SCE’s website was hacked into but now restored
Stop Child Executions organization is happy to report that our official website has been succesfully restored thanks to Greenehouse Productions.Last month, hackers presumed to be from the Islamic Republic of Iran, installed malware on SCE’s main website and blog. Those that logged onto the site were being infected by malware. SCE’s site is now clear…
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Great synopsis of child executions by Human Rights Watch
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan: End Juvenile Death Penalty Source: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/10/09/iran-saudi-arabia-sudan-end-juvenile-death-penalty Only Three Countries Known to Have Executed Juvenile Offenders Since 2009 October 8, 2010 Countries around the world have banned this barbaric punishment for children. Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan should seize the opportunity to end this practice around the world once and for all.…
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World Congress Against Death Penalty Video
The association Together Against the Death Penalty has created a video of the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty. Stop Child Executions is featured at the 6 minute 25 seconds mark. Presentation video clip of the Congress, part 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C06Z8MN2Ivc The second part : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEyMpGFuK0o
