Iran - Amnesty describes execution of Behrouz Alkhani as vicious act of cruelty

Amnesty International has condemned the execution

Amnesty International has condemned the execution on Wednesday ofIranian Kurdish dissident Behrouz Alkhani in a prison in the city of Orumiuh, western Iran.

Mr. Alkhani, 30, from Iran’s Kurdish minority, was executed early this morning local time despite the fact that he was awaiting the outcome of an appeal by the regime's Supreme Court.