IRAN: 19 YEAR OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH

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.