Iran: at high cost

Iran released Haleh Esfandiari on bail set at the equivalent of $333,000.
She is still accused of espionage and may not leave the country.
ISNA news agency reported that a source in the Tehran prosecution office said that it is possible that Kian Tajbakhsh,'s situation also changes the coming days.



The Dresdner Bank also has decided to wind up its remaining business in Iran.
A spokesman said that the administrative costs of doing business in Iran had become too high.
Dresdner Bank, part of German insurer Allianz, has been scaling back its activity in Iran for months.


Last Friday the Dutch RTL4 broadcasted an item (in Dutch) about Dutchman Abdullah al Mansouri who is imprisoned in Iran for over a year.
The Dutch government is tapping Iran about this. Iran doesn't recognize any other nationality than Iranian, although Al Mansouri is Dutch citizen since 1988.
Iranian authorities said Al Mansouri is on trial for terroristic activities.
There have been reports of torture.
When found guilty Al Mansouri faces deathpenalty.


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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