Iran: much, more, most

Kian Tajbakhsh, 45, an independent consultant, a.o. working for U.S. philanthropist George Soros' Open Society Institute and the World Bank, has been arrested by the Iranian government.
The US-government has confirmed that three other Iranian-Americans are also in Iranian custody.
It is said that Iran is holding the detainees in a bid to get five Iranians imprisoned by US forces in Iraq released.

Photo: website Kian Tajbakhsh


Traffic Police Chief Brigadier Mohammad Royanian said 50 mln tickets on average are issued in Tehran annually for drivers who violate traffic rules.
He also said only 22% of the drivers admit that they have violated traffic regulations when they are fined by the police.
After a ticket is handed over by police officers, 78% of drivers either insult or threaten or try to bribe or bargain.
About the traffic in Tehran he said three million cars are plying the Tehran streets, which has the capacity of only one million cars.
Yearly 40mln tickets are issued for reckless drivers.
The police is currently negotiating with the judiciary for a judicial permit to arrest drivers who jeopardize their life and that of others by reckless driving and send them to court.


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