Statement: Statement of the Spokesperson on the execution of a juvenile offender in Iran

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Series Details 14.10.15
Publication Date 14/10/2015
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The European Union condemned Iran on 14 October 2015 for carrying out the death penalty on a woman whose crime was committed when she was just 17.

According to Amnesty International, Salbehi was put to death for the murder of her 30-year old husband, Hamed Sadeghi, who she had been forced to marry at the age of 16.

Source Link http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/151014_03_en.htm
Related Links
EurActiv, 15.10.15: EU condemns Tehran for execution of ‘forced-marriage’ female http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/eu-condemns-tehran-execution-forced-marriage-female-318549
Politico, 16.10.15: [Opinion] Europe must stay tough on Tehran http://www.politico.eu/article/europe-iran-nuclear-deal-human-rights-must-stay-tough-on-tehran/

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