Iran: to cloak

Iran is to start manufacturing "Islamic bicycles" for women.
These bicycles have a cabin which conceals half of the cyclist's body.
According to Elaneh Sofali, one of the "cabin-designers", women would thus be more encouraged to cyclesports.



Shirin Ebadi announced that authorities turned down her request to defend
Haleh Esfandiari en that her team was also refused to visit her in Evinprison.
The only goal of her Human Rights organization is to inform Iranians and the international community that the government is not respecting its own laws and regulations.
According to Ebadi, Haleh Esfandiaris arrest was illegal.



Owners of internetcafes, bars and restaurants popular with young Iranians have received a letter signed by national police authorities in which new measures are announced to enforce "the country's moral health."
In the future public places will not be allowed to use dark windows anymore or curtains which make it impossible to view from the outside what is going on inside.
Especially inside internetcafes are men and women not allowed together, but only in separate days or schedules.
The letter did not mention when these new rules will become effective but states that a failure to fulfil them will lead to a suspension of the licence.


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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