Iran: Eleven men face imminent execution

Headline Title: Iran: Eleven men face imminent execution 10 October 2012 The death sentences of 11 men who were recently transferred to Tehran’s Evin Prison must be commuted, Amnesty International urged after it came to light they could be executed as soon as 11 October.Among those scheduled to be put to death as early as dawn on Thursday is Saeed Sedeghi, a shop worker who was sentenced to death in June after an unfair trial on drugs-related charges. Amnesty International has the names of four other prisoners among those facing imminent execution.“It’s a cruel irony that news…

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