IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
February 23, 2006: an Iranian man convicted of rape was hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin, the Etemad Melli newspaper reported. The 24-year-old, who was not named, reportedly searched out his victims in women-only areas -- places in the Islamic republic where women can freely take off their veils. The report gave no further details. (Sources: AFP, 23/02/2006)
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