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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 21 > Iran execution revives debate over minors

Iran execution revives debate over minors


August 21, 2008

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has executed a 20-year-old man who was sentenced to death for a murder he committed when he was 15, reviving an international debate over its punishment of minors. The man, Reza Hejazi, was hanged Tuesday in a prison in the central city of Isfahan for stabbing a man....

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