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Iran Death Penalty

Iran 'sentences three to death'

Three people held after June's disputed presidential election are sentenced to death, Iran's Isna news agency reports. Ref. Source 3

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Iran executes man despite international pressure

Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international pressure on the Islamic republic to halt the execution. According to the official IRNA news agency, Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani was convicted of "Waging war against God""¦ Ref. Source 1

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Iran hangs woman convicted of killing alleged rapist:

A 26-year-old Iranian woman convicted of murdering a man she accused of trying to rape her as a teenager was hanged on Saturday, the official news agency IRNA said, despite international pleas for her life to be spared. Ref. Source 8

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Revenge killing is wrong anywhere you go including here in America but even so if her story is true the ending is tragic.

Penalty Death Iran

Iran executions hit 20-year high in 2015, U.N. Investigator says:

Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. Special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, voiced particular concern about executions for crimes committed by children under 18. This was "Strictly and unequivocally prohibited under international law". Ref. Source 7m.