It is well-known internationally that Iran has a draconian legal system that lags behind the rest of the world in current human rights standards. Punishment for some crimes includes, “amputation of limbs, eye gouging, stoning to death, and throwing prisoners off a cliff in a sac,” noted an article on Iranfocus.com. The combination Islamic law [...]
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