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Top Iranian official defends stoning

AFP: A top Iranian official on Sunday defended the use of execution by stoning after a sentence was carried out on an adulterer, saying...

Man hanged in public in southern Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 14 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in public in the southern province of Fars, state media reported on...

Iran hangs three men in public

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 14 – Three men were hanged in public on Saturday, in the north-western Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, state...

Amnesty: Human rights violations continue “unabated” in Iran

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 14 – The international human rights organisation Amnesty International announced on Friday that human rights violations were continuing “unabated” in...

Finland summons Iran envoy over stonings

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 14 - Finland's Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Friday to protest the stoning of a man on the...

Sweden protests stoning of alleged adulterer in Iran

UPI: Sweden Wednesday protested against the stoning to the death of an Iranian national for alleged adultery, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said. ...

Executions are under way in Iran for adultery and other violations

New York Times: The Iranian government confirmed Tuesday that a man was executed by stoning last week for committing adultery, and said that 20...

UN rights chief urges Iran to stop stonings

AFP: UN Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour on Tuesday condemned the stoning to death of an Iranian man for adultery, and urged Tehran to...

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