Iran: pressure

The crackdown by the government in Iran on women, students and teachers has intensified over the last weeks, reports Rado Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
In recent weeks women's rights activists have been summoned to court. Four have been sentenced to prison while others were charged with "gathering and colluding to disturb the national security" and "disturbing public order".
State pressure on student activists has also increased.
A number of them have been banned from university classes and many have been summoned to court and disciplinary committees over their political and press activities.
Last week, 15 students at Mazandaran University were detained following protests of the sentences handed out by disciplinary committees to student activists at the university. Most of them have since been released.
Dozens of teachers have also been detained in recent weeks in connection with several demonstrations over low wages and poor working conditions.
Ali Afshari is a political activist and former student leader currently residing in the United States.He was jailed in Iran a number of times because of his political activities and believes the government's repressive measures are failing.
He says that the governmental measurements have had the opposite effect.
human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told Radio Farda from Teheran that the tough measures used by the government will not succeed in silencing critics and activists.
Meanwhile the women, students and teachers keep on protesting.


The Iranian Television reported that a schoolbus crashed in an accident, leaving 6 dead and 36 wounded. The accident happened on the highway to Isfahan.
Yearly more then tens of thousand roadaccidents occur in Iran, leaving thousands of deaths.



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