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Reverend Jeff Hood, 40, wants to help condemned inmates 'feel human again' and vows to continue his efforts to befriend murderers in spite of death threats against his family A reverend who has made it his mission to comfort death row inmates in their final days has revealed the '"moral torture" his endeavor entails. Reverend Dr. Jeff Hood, 40, lives with his wife and five children in Little Rock, Arkansas. But away from his normal home life, he can suddenly find himself holding the shoulder of a murderer inside an execution chamber, moments away from the end of their life. 

Ten Men and One Woman Executed in Iran Today - One Man Hanged in Public on Sunday

Iran Human Rights, November 26: According to reliable sources in Iran eleven prisoners, among them one woman, were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran).

The female prisoner was transferred from the Gharchak prison of Varamin to Ghezelhesar for execution.

The executions were reported by the groups "Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran" and HRANA. Iran Human Rights (IHR) has confirmed the executions through independent sources and has the names of the ten Ghezelhesar prisoners.

According to the Iranian State Broadcasting, one Afghan citizen was hanged in public in the town of Khonj (Fars Province, southern Iran) on Sunday. 

The prisoner who was not identified by name was 32 year old and convicted of two murders allegedly committed in 2006.

Source: Iran Human Rights, November 26, 2013

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