US EditionIran Hangs Teenage Boy Convicted Of Murder, Rights Groups Say
- Iran has executed a 17-year-old named Hamidreza Azari for murder in Sabzevar, violating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- At least 68 minors have been executed in Iran since 2010, and Iran executes more juveniles than any other country.
- The execution of Azari is part of a trend of increased capital punishment in Iran, following protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.
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Iran Executes 17-Year-Old Boy, Faces Flak from Human Rights Groups for Violating UN Convention on Rights of Child
This incident, one of at least 68 executions of minors in Iran since 2010, raises concerns about the country's inconsistent legal standards and a broader surge in capital punishment, possibly aimed at suppressing dissent.
According to human rights organizations, the Islamist regime in Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder.
Hamidreza Azari, a 17-year-old convicted of murder, was hanged at a prison in the town of Sabzevar on Friday. Iran is one of the few countries that executes underage criminals.
For weeks now, the Iranian regime has had death sentences carried out. Two young men have now been executed - one was only 17 years old. Clearly, the mullahs are concerned with intimidation.
Minor executed in Iran
A minor has been executed in Iran. According to a report by Iran International, the boy was 17-year-old Hamidreza Azari from the city of Sabzevar in Razavi-Khorasan province. He was executed on Friday in the city's central prison. The family had not been given the body of the boy. The death sentence against Azari was imposed according to the principle of “qesas,” according to the Iranian justice website Mizan Online. Qesas means retribution “in …
According to the human rights organizations Hengaw and Iran Human Rights, the country has once again violated the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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