Iran: shock(ing)

British Minister of State (Middle East), Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Kim Howells strongly condemned the death sentences for the Ahwazi Arabs in Iran.

In reply to a written question he wrote:
"...We oppose and condemn the death penalty in all its forms. In this case, we have specific concerns about the conduct of the trial including whether it was held secretly behind closed doors; whether a jury was present; and whether the defendants had adequate access to lawyers before the trial...."


An Iranian taxidriver has been arrested who tried to seduce women passengers in his car by showing them pornographic films. He had installed a video system in his car and showed obscene films to passengers.
At his arrest the driver told the police that he showed the movies trying to seduce women, but that they "strongly objected most of the time".
The woman who complained to the police told that she protested the minute she saw the film but the driver refused to stop,


Some 15 million Iranian students in different educational levels will take part in an earthquake response drill on Wednesday.
The drill, the 8th of its kind, will be held tomorrow in all Iranian elementary, secondary and high schools to create awareness and raise students' ability to respond properly when real earthquakes strike.
All students, from elementary school up, take part in this.
The drill starts with a warning siren on radio.
Students have to rush to designated safe places after they hear the siren.
The drill is to be reported live from television.


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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