IRAN: 19 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH

September 5, 2008: in the most recent death sentence passed on a juvenile in Iran, a 19 year old indentified only by his first name, Hossein, will soon face the gallows for the alleged crime committed when he was 17. In a letter published by his attorney, Hossein says that under torture he was forced to confess to a murder charge he never committed. Despite his letter, the Mullahs' Supreme Court upheld the lower court's ruling that he was guilty of the crime and should be put to death. (Sources: NCR-Iran, 10/09/2008)