Iran: to register

Tuesday two men are hanged in prison in Zahedan, Sistan-e-Baluchestan province.
The men were sentenced for drugstrafficking.




The families of the two journalists, condemned to death have great concern of the men's health.
Adnan Hassanpur and Hiwa Butimar are as a protest in hungerstrike since their conviction.
Their lawyers, who were able to meet them for the first time recently, have said that their psychological and physical conditions are a cause of concern.





The Committee To Defend Political Prisoners in Iran's Azerbaijan, a human-rights group in northwestern Iran, claims that state pressure on political activists in the region has increased in recent months.
More than 20 Iranian citizens have been jailed by authorities for their political activities.
A spokesman for the group said that a lack of media attention contributes to rights abuses in Iran's Azerbaijan provinces.


Iran is registering the country's oldest cypresstree as a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The tree is located in Abarkooh, Yazd province and is approximately 4,500 year-old .
In 1933, the 11.5 meters in diameter and 33 meters in height tree, was registered as a National Heritage .
The cypress tree plays a significant role in Persian culture and it has been used in the design of famous Persian Gardens.
The worlds oldest tree is located in California.


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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