The online reformist daily Rooz reports that today Iranian authorities are to execute a youth under the age of 18.
It also reported that yesterday a young man was executed for a murder he committed when he was 16, and that in March 2008 five youths under 18 were executed.
Human rights activists say that 130 youths are currently in Iranian prisons awaiting execution.
Source: Rooz, Iran, September 15, 2008
