Iran: difference

According to Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bot, the familymembers of Abdullah al Mansouri can get a visum to visit him in prison in Iran.

Iranian Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the upcoming trial of Abdullah al Mansouri will be an 'open' trial, with possibilities for familymembers and the Dutch consulate to be present at court.
He also told Minister Bot that Iran will appoint someone to look after the well-treatment of Mr.al Mansouri.
In May, Abdullah al Mansouri was arrested and extradited from Syria to Iran.
According to Iranian authorities Mr. al Mansouri entered Syria on false papers, he is named on the Interpol searchlist and he is involved in terroristic activities.They also say he confessed to this involvement.
Iran will charge Mr. al Mansouri for terroristic activity.




The website of The New York Times is again accessible in Iran says Reporters without Borders .
The website of You Tube is still being filtered.
Iran does not yet have a centralised filtering system, so it happens that a website may be blocked only by some providers.



On various blogs and websites it says that the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been rushed to the hospital somewhere between December 3 and 4.One report speaks about cardiac problems.

Officially nothing is found verifying these.




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

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
Poster amnesty.nl