Iran: straighten

The execution of the 11 Ahwazi Arabs seems to be delayed.
Execution was apparently scheduled for November 14. Foreign governments have lobbied intensively to save the men's lives.
On November 21 the UN General Assembly condemned Iran's justice system and the continued persecution of ethnic minority groups.
The delay is unofficially and the death sentences have not been commuted.
The BAFS thinks that the executions will not be carried out until after the weekend when Bashar Assad's visit to Tehran is ended, this not to cause embarrassment to the Syrian leader.



According to conservative newspaper "Jomhouriye Islam"Iranian authorities should also take
fingerprints from British nationals by entry of Iran.
The newspaper said that the British government has ordered the British Embassy in Tehran to fingerprint Iranian visa applicants during recent weeks.


Tehrans prosectution seeks death penalty for seven individuals, accused of producing and distributing pornographic CDs.
Minister of Justice and judiciary spokesman Jamal Karimi-Rad said that 35 persons were arrested and that the prosecutor’s office is seeking the death penalty for seven of them.



Population in Iran has doubled over the last 30 years.
This is the outcome of the newest official counting since the last official count took place in 1976.
49,1% of the country's inhabitants are women and 68,4% of the population lives in urban areas.

The city-region of Tehran with some 13 million inhabitants is the country's most populous.



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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