DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran executed a man on Thursday who had been convicted of murder 12 years ago when he was 16, a Western rights group said, drawing condemnation from the U.N. rights office which said it was prohibited under international law.
There was no report of the execution on Iran's media and judiciary officials could not be reached for comment on Thursday, the start of the weekend in the country.
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