The Washington Times, Geneva, March 14, 2011 – Iran has intensified its crackdown on opponents as well as executions of drug traffickers, political prisoners and juvenile criminals, the United Nations said Monday.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also voiced concern about floggings, amputations and the continued sentencing of men and women to death by stoning for adultery.
Journalists, bloggers and lawyers have been arrested or had their work impeded, and allegations of torture and unfair trials are rife, Mr. Ban said in a report to the Human Rights Council.