Execution of a teenage girl

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/5217424.stm

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Atefah Sahaaleh: wrongly described as being 22 years old

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On 15 August, 2004, Atefah Sahaaleh was hanged in a public square in the Iranian city of Neka.

Her death sentence was imposed for “crimes against chastity”.

The state-run newspaper accused her of adultery and described her as 22 years old.

But she was not married - and she was just 16.

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They are all responsible. The country, the people, the culture.