The United Nations condemned on Thursday the Iranian authorities' execution of a 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old young man, urging Tehran to stop implementing the death penalty. The UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson, Liz Throssell, said the execution of Hamidreza Azari, who was accused of murder, is the first reported execution of an alleged child offender in Iran this year.
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The UN Human Rights Office says it "deplores" the executions of 17-year-old Hamidreza Azari and 22-year-old Milad Zohrevand, which were reportedly carried out by Iranian authorities last Friday.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and political prisoner Narges Mohammadi says Iran's rise in executions is "disgrace to oppressive and authoritarian system".