Iran: connectivity

Almost 3900 schools are to be connected to Iran's national internet network today in a ceremony attended by ministers of communications and information technology as well as education.
Once the project is fully implemented, educational and research centers can contribute to generating knowledge and making it available on the Iranian internet network.
As per statistics, about 60,000 schools out of 135,000 schools can be connected to the national Internet network. About 50,000 schools nationwide could be connected to the network by the end of Fourth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2005-2010).
However this will happen once the government provides the budget.


Ghorban (Ramazan) Alipour and Mohammad Heydari Mehr, two representatives of the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company, who were arrested and detained last week, have now been taken to court.
They have been charged with “acting against national security”, “acting against the establishment” and “conducting interviews with foreign radios and media”.
Bail has been set for them but as they did not have the money ($50.000), they're still detained.


Supportcommitees for Iranian workers from unions all over the world released a statement in which they condemn the arrests of students, women, teachers, writers, workers and ethnic minorities and call for solidarity with these groups and call for a week of action in solidarity with the Iranian workers' movement, to be held from November 24 till November 30.


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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