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U.N. urges Iran to stop teen executions

UPI: The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday urged Iran to not execute teens following reports that the country recently put to death...

Man hanged in northern Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 – Iranian authorities have hanged a man in Noshahr, northern Iran, state media reported on Sunday. Iran...

Iran hangs four men, one woman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 28 – Iranian authorities hanged five people, including a woman, in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison, state media reported on...

Outcry as Iran executes child offender

The Scotsman: The number of Iranians facing execution for crimes they committed as children has reached "crisis levels", a human rights organisation warned yesterday. ...

Iran hangs second teenager

BBC: Human rights organisations have condemned the execution of another juvenile offender in Iran on Tuesday. By Pam O'Toole BBC News Human...

Iranian execution revives debate over minors

New York Times: Iran has executed a 20-year-old man who was sentenced to death for a murder he committed when he was 15, reviving an...

Iran condemned for youth hanging

BBC: Amnesty International has condemned the hanging in Iran of Reza Hejazi, who was executed for a crime he committed when he was under...

Iran: Four young people face execution

AKI: Four young people, who were minors at the time their alleged crimes were committed, are expected to be hanged in the next few...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 16,...

Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven by the migration of nurses, has once again come into...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 125th Week

On Tuesday, June 16, the "No to Executions Tuesdays"...

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