Iran: closed

According to ILNA weekly ‘Safir-e Dashtestan’ is temporarily closed by the Bushehr province judiciary on charge of “insulting the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution’.
Hussein Rouin, editor-in-chief has been arrested for publishing the article.



In Kurdestan province, three members of the editorial board of the ‘Rojeh Halat’ weekly have been arrested.Their names are Farhad Aminpour, Reza Alipour and Saman Soleymani.

The reason behind their detention remains unknown.
The weekly went in publication 2004 and is published in two languages of Farsi and Kurdish.



In Iran has the anti-smoking law put in effect.
The law was ratified September 5th and approved by Guardians Council September 27th.
Any kind of advertisements, direct or indirect support, or encouragement of the others to smoke is strictly forbidden.
Article 12 of this law reads, "Selling, or presenting tobacco products to individuals under 18 would result in confiscation of all tobacco products of the violator, in addition to a cash fine between 100,000 to 500,000 rials (around 10-50 US dollars) for the first time, and if repeated, he would be fined 10 million rials (around $1,000), and annulment of his tobacco products sales permit."
Smoking in public places and public vehicles is forbidden and the violators would be fined between 50,000 to 100,000 rials (US $5 to 10).




In Iran deathpenalty is in use. Also for child offenders.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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