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June 27, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/26/AR2007062601968.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Iran: The Last Executioner of Children

[Washington Post] Nora Boustany - In a troubling report on the execution of minors in Iran, Amnesty International said Tuesday that at least 71 child offenders are on death row and more than 24 have been executed since 1990, more than in any other country. The report, "Iran: The Last Executioner of Children," said 11 of the child offenders executed were younger than 18 at the time of their deaths.

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