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Monday a man was publicly hanged in the city of Kermanshah.

The not identified man was convicted for murder and armed robbery.





The almost two months ago arrested political activist and member of Iran National Front Kourosh Zaim is according to his lawyer released from Evinprison in Tehran on bail.
He is charged of ‘acting against national security and publishing sheer lies’.






In Iranpressnews is an article about the fact that on the anniversary of "Students Day", many students are imprisoned or otherwise are oppressed.
Ahmad Batebi,is detained in Evin209 and is according to his family in extremely worrisome health, just like Kianoosh Sanjari who is in solitary confinement and under severe torture; Kheirollah Derakhshandi, Abolfazl Jahandar, and Keyvan Ansari are also enduring similar conditions in prison.
Other students are convicted to long jailterms or are excluded from study.
The student committee for the defense of political prisoners calls to demonstrate, “The University is Alive” , today, at 12noon at Tehran University college of technical studies.




President Ahmadinejad was according to television footage present and watching a female song and dance show, at the opening ceremony of the Asian games in Doha, Qatar.
Due to islamic legal code in Iran women are forbidden to sing and dance before a male audience.
Religious fundamentalists are asking why he attended a ceremony that violated his own government's strict interpretation of Shia Islam.


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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