IRAN: MINOR OFFENDER HANGED

06 February 2018 :

The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran hanged a minor offender.
Amir Hossein Pourjafar was only 16 when he committed murder. There are at least 80 minor offenders in Iran who have been sentenced to death.

(Sources: IranHRM, 3 feb 2018)

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