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Iran:Iran suspended the punishment of death by stoning

Written byFred Petrossian

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Posted 7 August 2008 21:11 GMT

A judiciary spokesman said that the punishment of death by stoning has been suspended in Iran.Amatour, an Iranian blogger, calls[Fa] this decision a very good news and remind us that several high ranked clerics have been against stoning.

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