Iran: leader

The Iranian State Television reported that military and security forces found the hiding place of the group Jondallah in Sistan-e-Baluchestan and during fights killed and wounded members of the group.
Also the groupleader Abdolmalek Rigi is supposed to be injured.
Jondallah is an extremely violent Sunni muslim group which is previously linked to al Qaeda.
The previous years they took responsability for various roadside attacks which took the lives of many people.



Shirin Ebadi is once again been elected as chairwoman of the Iranian Human Rights Defenders Association, following the organization's internal elections.

The association also reelected its vice-chairperson and spokesperson



President Ahmadinejad, , himself being the son of a blacksmith, says he gets much economic information by talking to his butcher.
According to the daily Sharq he told at a meeting with worker unions there are hardworking shopkeepers in his neighbourhood where he gets important economical information because they are living among the people.
For example he told about his butcher who is aware of all the problems of the people and he gets also important economic information from him.
It is not the first time Ahmadinejad has pointed to his local shopkeepers when addressing Iranian economic issues.


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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