Iran's Penal Code Revised

Iran's penal code has been revised. It no longer allows for the execution of minors, nor the stoning of adulterers. Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan, and Yemen still allow for the execution of minors. Pressure is now on those four countries to end the practice as well.

The stoning of various Iranian women, had been met by extreme criticism over the last year by the international community. And the last one's sentence of execution had been reversed due to the outcry by rights groups around the world.