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Amnesty International Asserts Concern Over Imminent Executions in Iran; Calls for Immediate Commutation of All Death Sentences

June 30, 2010

Amid fears that two Iranian women may be executed imminently, including one by stoning for adultery, Amnesty International renewed its demand today that Iranian authorities immediately halt all executions and commute all death sentences. The human rights organization is also urging the authorities to review and repeal death penalty laws, to disclose full details of all death sentences and executions, and to join the growing international trend toward abolition. Full release.

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