Iran 'misleading international community' with death penalty claims

2012-02-14 01:04:33

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, whose case provoked outcry over Iran's use of execution by stoning. Photograph: Press TV/EPA Iran has been accused of misleading the international community by claiming to have abandoned the death penalty for juvenile offenders and execution by stoning for those convicted of adultery.Local news agencies reported at the weekend that Iran's guardian council, a body of clerics and lawyers in charge of approving parliamentary activities, had approved a new amendment to t... Full Article at The Guardian »