7th child executed in Iran this year

Stop Child Executions organization regrets to inform that another minor was executed this week, bringing a total of 7 children executed this year.

On Wednesday October 29th,  Gholamreza Saeedi an Afghan national residing in Iran was executed by hanging in a prison in Isfahan, Iran . This  is in direct violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), to which Iran is state party.

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