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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 13, 2006
Iran

IRAN. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO TEENAGERS

Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence against two teenagers in Tehran, the official state news agency reported.

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Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death by hanging sentence against two teenagers in Tehran, the official state news agency reported.
The report quoted Nasser Seraj, head of Penal Courts in Tehran, as saying that the two 18-year-old men, only identified by their initials A. N. and A. K., were convicted of rape. They face imminent execution.
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  • (Sources: Iran focus, 14/02/06)