Photographer Shoots Juvenile Iranian criminals, on death row

The death penalty is the ultimate punishment, but by mid-2007 it declined by 89 countries, 10 more countries have retained it only for certain particularly serious offenses. Throughout the world, prohibits the imposition of the death penalty to persons under 18 years of age, however, Iran is still sentenced to death by teenagers. Juvenile offenders are placed in special remedial centers until age and then bring the sentence into effect. According to Iranian law the criminal liability may involve even the girls achieved 9 years, and which has dedicated a series of his photographs entitled "Waiting for the last penalty," an Iranian photographer Sadegh Suri, who became the winner of Visual Storytelling Award 2015 in the category
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Khater 13 years. She ran away from home after being raped uncle, and a week later in a Tehran park on the girl attacked again. Now there were several perpetrators. Not wishing to be subjected to another torture Khater hurt his hand with a knife, which scared off the attackers. Police found her in the same park unconscious. After the treatment Khater, according to Iranian law, placed in a cell correctional center for juveniles for a suicide attempt.





Six months ago, 16-year-old Nazanin was arrested for possession of cocaine. At the moment, she awaits the final verdict of the judges.





17-year-old Zahra was caught stealing for the third time. Now the mother of two children serving time for stealing a mobile phone. In prison, she lives with her youngest child, who is allowed to stay with their mother until then, until he is two year.





17-year-old masah wanted to get married against his father's will. After another quarrel girl in a fit of anger stabbed his father with a kitchen knife. death sentence for masah require her brothers.





6-year-old Saugan was home alone when the apartment with a search warrant raided and police found a package of opium, cocaine and heroin. For possession of drugs belonging to the father, the girl was in prison for about a year. None of her family members has not yet been found.





Shokufeh 15 years. Together with the young man she was trying to rob a shop in Tehran. The boy managed to escape from the police nagryanuvshaya. The girl now lives in anticipation of the 18th anniversary, to be followed by the death penalty. A year after the incident came to visit her grandmother Shohufek.





Masjid has been released after 8 months. In its 15 years, she is serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Together with the girl in prison for possession and use of drugs, her parents sit.





Daily visits prisoners camera confessor. Together with minors, he prays and teaches young offenders on the right path.





Distribution of food in prison canteens girls sometimes have to wait for hours.





Prisoners are allowed to go out twice a day. For an hour in the morning and evening



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