Iran: moderate number

Reporters without Borders called upon the release of four detained journalists in Iranian Kurdistan.



Kia Jahani arrested without any reason being given on 24 February in Marivan
Aso Salah journalist from the weekly Didgagh, was arrested March 8 in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, while covering an authorised demonstration marking International Women’s Day.
Adnan Hassanpour, journalist from the weekly Asou was arrested outside his home on 25 January and since then not being able to receive visits from his family or lawyer.
Kaveh Javanmard,, journalist from the weekly Karfto, arrested on December 18, 2006 from whom nothing has been heard since that day.
The Press Authorisation and Surveillance Commission suspended the Kurdish-language weekly Payam Kurdistan on 11 March for “spreading separatist ideas” after its latest issue included a map of Greater Kurdistan.


More then 200 kurdish terrorists were arrested in Iran, the Iranian newspaper Jomhouri Islami reported.
Police Chief Hasan Keremi said that ninety percent of those arrested are PKK members. The rest are Iranians and Syrians,



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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