Iran: progress

Amnesty International called on Iranian authorities to abolish executions by stoning.
In a report titled "Iran: End executions by stoning", Amnesty highlighted the cases of nine women and two men who are at risk of being stoned to death.
Amnesty also called on the Islamic republic to respect a moratorium on it that was imposed by the head of Iran's judiciary in 2002.
She also mentioned in the report that the 2002 moratorium was broken in the last two years.


National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Monday announced that two petrochemical projects have started experimental production and four will be ready soon.
The third ammonia project of Razi Petrochemical Complex with a 99.4 percent progress and the urea and ammonia project of Kermanshah Petrochemical Complex with a 99.79 percent progress are at the experimental production stage.
Arya Sasol Petrochemical Complex (Olefin 9) and Jam Petrochemical Complex (Olefin 10) projects in Assaluyeh will start work soon.
In Mahshahr Special Economic Petrochemical Zone are Karun Petrochemical Complex’s and Laleh Petrochemical Complex’s almost exploitable.
According to NPC 12 petrochemical projects across the country have progressed over 90 percent.



The head of Iranian parliamentary energy committee, according to IRNA that said that the Islamic republic is going to file an official complaint against Turkmenistan in court for cutting gas supplies.
He said that although Iran has not yet officially submitted a complaint, it is going to do so, adding that Turkmenistan, which has cited technical problems for the halt, wanted to double the price.
Turkmenistan's foreign ministry said yesterday that payment problems with Iran and repairs were the cause of the gascut.
Iranian government said as Turkmenistan has cited technical problems for halting gas exports to Iran, linking the issue to bill payments contradicts the agreement and good neighbourly relations and that it is regrettable and Iran was ready to help with the repairs.
Several MPs have criticised the Iranian government for its handling of the crisis, which has seen dozens of factories shut and left people in both cities and remote villages with little or no heating.


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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