Sunday, November 18, 2007

Iran: apples and oranges

November 17 the trial against French-Iranian filmmaker Mehrnoushe Solouki was held in Tehran.
The trial was held behind closed doors and took from 10AM to 1PM (local time). Her parents were not allowed to attend the trial.
She is accused of "intent of committing propaganda" against the Iranian regime.
The trial was adjourned to an undetermined date.

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After the harvest season 300 thousand tons of apples have been stored in the city of Oromieh, West-Azerbaijan province for balancing the domestic market of Iran.
The whole harvest was 700 thousand tons. One third of the province’s apples are attracted by the concentrate and juice industries annually.
This is because 60 units of industrial fruits units to be converted into juices are settled in this province.



Over 3,000 types of Iranian goods and products have found their way to the markets of 151 different countries.
According to the secretary of the non-oil exports development group of Eastern Azarbaijan province, this province ranks first among all Iranian provinces in exporting non-oil goods and commodities.


The last week ordered ban on the book of Gabriel Garcia Marquez has only provoked greater interest in the book.
Copies of the sold-out book were being sold on the black market for more than twice their list price.


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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