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    Iran suspends death penalty for some drug crimes, potentially sparing thousands on death row

    by Ramin Mostaghim and Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times Jan 10, 2018 2 minutes

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has lifted the death penalty for certain nonviolent drug offenses, relaxing some of the world's harshest laws on drug crimes and potentially sparing the lives of thousands of death row inmates.

    An amended narcotics law directs judges to suspend executions for 5,000 people convicted of drug-related offenses and

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