http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2039/1925/1932 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/114/2008/en Juvenile offender Amir Amrollahi's death sentence received final approval from the Head of the Judiciary earlier this month. He was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 16 years old. There are concerns that his mental state at the time of the trial was not properly considered. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/video-and-audio/video-end-stoning-iran-20080815 The spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary announced on Tuesday 5 August that execution by stoning has been suspended. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/suspension-stoning-executions-welcome-step-if-carried-out-20080815 Amnesty International has welcomed last week's announcement by thespokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary that execution by stoning has beensuspended. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/115/2008/en Seventeen-year-old barber's assistant Kamal was sentenced to death for murder on 12 April. His death sentence was approved by the Supreme Court at the beginning of August, and his file has since been sent to the Head of the Judiciary for final approval. He is in imminent danger of execution. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE23/036/2008/en The seven men named above had their sentences upheld by the Court of Cassation in Makkah in July. Five of the men have been sentenced to death. The two others were sentenced to be flogged. The cases have been passed to the Supreme Judicial Council. If approved by the Council, all seven sentences could be car Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE23/037/2008/en On 9 August 2008, the Jeddah General Court, which sentenced Canadian national Mohamed Kohail and Jordanian national Mehanna Sa'd to death, rejected the recommendations of the Court of Cassation to review their sentences. The case has now been passed back to the Court of Cassation, who could pass it back to t Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA21/016/2008/en Rio Alek Bulo was executed by firing squad on Friday 8 August. He was convicted in 2001 of murdering four people and whilst awaiting execution was convicted of killing a fellow inmate. His request for clemency was rejected by the President in 2004, and the Indonesian Supreme Court turned down his final appea Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/111/2008/en Shabnam Parastesh's death sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court for the murder of her husband. Her execution was scheduled for 12 August and she is at imminent risk of execution. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE23/035/2008/en Ali Hassan ‘Issa al-Buri, Qassim Bin Rida Bin Sulayman al Mahdi and Khalid Bin Muhammad ‘Issa al-Qadihi are at risk of execution after their death sentences were recently confirmed. The Ministry of the Interior now has responsibility for implementing the sentences. The schedule for the executions could b Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE13/110/2008/en Ya’qoub Mehrnehad, a Baluchi cultural and civil rights activist, was executed on 4 August 2008 after his death sentence was approved by Iran’s prosecutor-general. Ya’qoub Mehrnehad was sentenced to death in February 2008 after an unfair trial. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Amnesty International