Iran: political or traditional

The managing director of the daily "Aftab-e Yazd", Mansour Mozaffari, has to stand trial at a Tehran Public Court today to answer charges.

A judge and jury will be present.
October 29th, managing directors of the publications ‘Yalesarat Al-Hussein’, ‘Iran’, ‘Taak’ and ‘Maahin’ have to appear for the Tehran Province Criminal Court.


The human rights group with Shirin Ebadi, Defenders of Human Rights Center criticised the arrest of a controversial cleric and some of his supporters,who advocate the separation of religion and politics,a taboo in Islamic Iran.
In a statement from Defenders of Human Rights Center they say"The arrest of Ayatollah Borujerdi and a number of his followers was contrary to Iran's constitution and penal code."
Questioning a pillar of the Islamic republic, the ayatollah has said 'We believe people have grown tired of political religion and they want a return to traditional religion.'.
"My objective and that of my followers is to defend traditional religion," the semi-official ILNA news agency quoted him as saying.
His aims breach a taboo in Islamic Iran, a theocracy in which the all-powerful supreme leader is a cleric chosen by a top Shiite clerical assembly.



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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