The Death March
by HADI GHAEMI in New York
15 Oct 2009 07:183 Comments
[ analysis ] Iran's post-election turmoil and the ensuing human rights crisis entered a new phase this week, after authorities announced death sentences for four defendants following the mass trials held for more than a hundred people accused of fomenting unrest and challenging the election results. It has raised the specter of further political executions in Iran. Most ominously, the death sentences were announced on October 10th, the International Day Against the Death Penalty. On the same day, Iran put to death Behnoud Shojaii, a juvenile offender, continuing Iran's distinction as the only country to execute juvenile offenders since 2008.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/10/the-death-march.html
Source:Tehran Bureau


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