A proposed penal code in Iran retains stoning to death for people who commit adultery.
The provision was reinserted into a previous version of the draft law which had omitted stoning to death as the explicit penalty for adultery, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Around 10 men and women in Iran are believed to be facing execution by stoning on adultery charges.
HRW said at least 70 people had been executed by stoning in Iran since 1980, with the last known one taking place in 2009. Read more
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