1 May 2009
This morning, Iranian authorities executed Delara Darabi in Rasht Central Prison. She is the second
person to be executed this year after being convicted of a crime she was alleged to have committed
while still under 18, Amnesty International revealed today.
“Amnesty International is outraged at the execution of Delara Darabi, and particularly at the news […]
Iran: Death penalty/ Fear of imminent execution
December 11, 2007 by
Amnesty International
Posted: December 11, 2007
Ali Mahin Torabi has been convicted of a murder committed when he was 16 years old and is now at risk of imminent execution, though Iran is
a state party to international treaties including the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which expressly prohibit the execution of
child offenders. Ali Mahin […]
