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Iran arrested 15 people in Tabriz, East-Azerbaijanprovince for calling to demonstrate to mark the anniversary of the publication of a cartoon offensive to the Azeri minority and Weeks of unrest followed.
The Azeri form an ethnic minority in Iran, living in East and West Azerbaijan provinces.
Newsagency ISNA reported that t the individuals arrested in East Azarbaijan province were inspired by foreign agents.



During the third phase of the police plan to promote social security, high risk and injection addicts are being rounded up by the police.
Secretary-General of Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqaddam said that high-risk addicts will be rounded up in Tehran as of May 22 and in other provinces as of June 22,
50,000 addicts will be collected and treated every month while 300,000 high-risk addicts are estimated to be treated by the end of the current Iranian year



Gasolineprices in Iran jumped with 25% Tuesday. Also the government made the announcement it will begin rationing fuel in two weeks.
These measures are certainly not going to rise the popularity of the government of president Ahmadinejad.
The cost of housing has doubled and prices for basic goods such as vegetables have tripled since last summer.
Last Sunday the government had said it would not increase fuel prices "at the moment." So drivers were shocked Tuesday morning to find gasoline prices were raised overnight.



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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