End death by stoning, Iran urged

Stoning to death is a "horrific practice, designed to increase the suffering" of those condemned, the UK-based rights group says in a report.

Three people are said to have been stoned for adultery, a crime in Iran, since 2002, despite a moratorium.

The majority sentenced to death by stoning are women, Amnesty says.
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"Execution by stoning is a grotesque

and unacceptable penalty which

the Iranian authorities should

abolish immediately"
Kate Allen,Amnesty director