12 January 2011 :

a 19-year-old Iranian is facing execution on charges of attempted sodomy – even though the allegation was withdrawn by the accuser, according to reports. Ehsan was 17 when he was arrested. The Fourth Branch of the Criminal Court of Fars province, in Shiraz, found him guilty of lavat and sentenced him to death by hanging. Ehsan has since withdrawn his 'confession', saying that it was extracted under torture.