The execution of 20-year-old Iranian youth Alireza Tajiki, which had been scheduled to take place on 3 August, has been postponed by the authorities following public pressure. The Iranian authorities halted his execution on 1 August, two days before he was due to be sent to the gallows. The authorities did not explain the reasons behind their decision for the postponement and may still reschedule his execution, as he remains on death row. This was the second time that Alireza Tajiki came close to being executed. His scheduled execution on 15 May was stopped 24 hours before it was due to take place following a campaign calling on the authorities to stop juvenile executions.
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