Iranian authorities have flogged and executed two teenage boys without notifying their family or lawyers – a flagrant violation of international human rights. According to Amnesty International, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, who were cousins, were executed on April 25 soon after being transferred to Adelabad prison in the southern Fars province. Moreover, the use of the death penalty for rape is prohibited under international law, which explicitly states that its use must only be used as punishment for intentional murders. GET THE FOX NEWS APPAnd according to some international policy experts, even the convictions of Sohrabifar and Sedaghat are murky. “More than 100 years ago, Iranians struggled against their central authorities for representative government.

Source: Fox News May 01, 2019 16:49 UTC