Iran urged to abolish executions by stoning, described by Amnesty International as 'grotesque and horrific' form of punishment; 177 people have been executed - mostly by hanging - in 2006; 124 people were executed up to mid-year 2007, mostly by hanging too; 2 people were stoned to death in 2006 and one in 2007
Iran urged to abolish executions by stoning, described by Amnesty International as 'grotesque and horrific' form of punishment; 177 people have been executed - mostly by hanging - in 2006; 124 people were executed up to mid-year 2007, mostly by hanging too; 2 people were stoned to death in 2006 and one in 2007