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Iran:Iran suspended the punishment of death by stoning

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran, Governance, Human Rights, Religion

A judiciary spokesman said [1] that the punishment of death by stoning has been suspended in Iran.Amatour, an Iranian blogger, calls [2][Fa] this decision a very good news and remind us that several high ranked clerics have been against stoning.