Iran: transfer

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Doroud, Lorestan province.
The epicenter of the quake was exactly in the center of the town.No one was killed in the quake, 35 people got injured and many houses were damaged.
Many people in the town spent the night outdoors.




The United Nations' high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour expressed her concern about the arrest last Sunday, of at least 31 women activists in Tehran.
Adnkronos reported that the women arrested on Sunday are on hungerstrike .Unofficial reports had suggested that the younger activists in the group would be released on Tuesday.
Eight women, Niloofar Golkar, Sara Leghaei, Saeghi Leghaei, Parastoo Sarmadi, Parastoo Dokoohaki, Sara Imanian, Nahid Entesari & Farideh Entesari, should have been released after paying bail and two women were transferred to an other prison.


Former deputy Minister of Defense, Ali Reza Asghari disappeared three days after arrival in Turkey.
He disappeared after checking into an Istanbul hotel on February 7.
Speculations are that he was kidnapped by Western countries because of his knowledge of Iran's nuclear program, it is also said that Israelian secret service is involved.
The New York Post says that he defected and fled to USA but US officials denied the report,



In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

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