it was reported by Amnesty International that Ali...

it was reported by Amnesty International that Ali, a 16-year-old student, may be at risk of imminent execution in Iran for the murder of another student in his high school, which took place between mid-January and mid-February 2003. Amnesty International recently learned that Ali was sentenced to death in June 2004, and his sentence had already been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
According to a report in the daily newspaper E’temad, Ali and his classmate Milad [surname unknown], were responsible for keeping discipline among their fellow pupils at the high school. On the day of the incident, the victim, 16-year-old Mazdak Khodadadian, had arrived late for his lessons having left some important belongings at home. Milad ordered him to speak to the school’s head teacher. At the request of Mazdak Khodadadian, Ali and Milad met him at the school gate at the end of the day. According to Ali’s testimony, Mazdak Khodadadian started an argument with the two young boys and hit Ali. Ali, who was carrying a knife in his pocket, reportedly lunged at Mazdak Khodadadian but did not realise he had stabbed him. It is only when Ali heard the shouting of the students who had gathered around them that he realized that Mazdak was wounded. Mazdak Khodadadian was transferred to hospital and later died from his injury.
The case reportedly went before Branch 122 of the Karaj General Court, where the head of the Special Court for Children (Dadgah-e Vije-e Jora’yem-e Etfal) sentenced Ali to death, or qesas (retribution). Milad was sentenced to 3 years’ imprisonment for his participation in the incident. Branch 27 of the Supreme Court had reportedly upheld Ali’s sentence, though Amnesty International was unaware of the date when this occurred.