Iran: measures

A group of scientists and rights defenders in the U.S have established Committee against torture of Azerbaijani political prisoners in Iran.

They bring to attention the detained Azerbaijani activists in Iran: Said Matinpur, Saleh Karimi, Abdulla Abbas Cavan, Jalil Ganuli and Bahruz Safari.
The Iranian authorities also arrested Alirza, the brother of Behruz Safari and his spouse Leyla Heydari.
Said Matinpur and Behruz Safari are in Evinprison in Tehran for over three months.



Because of the terroristic attacks in Karbala, Iraq, a total of 6,000 Iranian pilgrims, presently in Karbala, are to return to Iran.
A total of 52 people were killed and 300 others wounded during recent attacks in Karbala.
The Iranian pilgrims will return to Iran under tight security measures.
According to Mehrnews are because of the unstable situation, Iranian pilgrims being transferred to the city of Najaf.


According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran reports say that in different prisons pain relief medicines prescribed to prisoners, contain a high level of addictive drugs.Drugs are also added to the food.
Reports also say that the Intelligence Ministry along with the infirmaries of prisons plan to force political prisoners into using addictive drugs.
In Gohardasht prison in Karaj they are reducing the prisoners' food rations.
The head of Orumieh Prison has banned contacts between political prisoners and other inmates.


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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