Iran: critics

Several hundred students protested Monday at Amir Kabir University against the jailing of Ehsan Mansouri, Majid Tavakoli and Ahmad Ghassaban.
ISNA reported that they chanted slogans and held short speeches in front of the main hall.
Also students of Sanati Sharif and Alameh Tabatabai university joined in.



October 18, the reformist journalist, cleric Mohammad Javad Akbarin, was reportedly detained at Tehran Airport.He was detained on the order of the Special Court for the Clergy before leaving Tehran for Beirut where he was due to continue his studies.
Yet hours later several websites reported that he was not detained but was being prevented from leaving the country.
A month ago another reformist cleric, Hadi Ghabel, was also jailed by the Special Court for the Clergy.
Both men are member of the party Mosharekat, or Iran's Islamic Participation Front. Ghabel has been detained already twice for criticizing Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Some observers, say the latest arrests are an attempt to silence critics ahead of March 2008 parliamentary elections.


As part of the Hollywood Film Festival was a documentary shown, made by filmmaker Sara Bavar.
The documentary was also shown at the Cannes and Milan film festivals, and at film festivals in Philadelphia and Sacramento.
Last year Sara Bavar travelled to Iran to make this film.
The documentary is about life, wishes and thoughts of young people in Iran.The name of the documentary is 'Generation Tehran'.
70% of Iran's population is under 30 years of age.
The filmmaker told that getting permission to use a professional-style camera in Iran was difficult. She was given permission to only film the exterior of Tehran and couldn't actually do interviews.
The film shows Iran from a for Westerners unknown side.


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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