Iran: much, more, most

Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, convicted of adultery who faced being stoned to death was released, together with her 4-year-old son Ali, from a prison in the city of Qazvin Monday.
This happened on the orders of Iranian judiciary's amnesty commission. Lawyer Shadi Sadr told this to AFP.
Ebrahimi and her partner were, but for a short period of time, imprisoned for 11 years.
Her partner was stoned to death last July, which led to international protests.
ISNA reported she was pardoned by the Supreme Leader ayatollah Khamenei on suggestion of Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.



Throughout the Persian New Year holidays gasoline will be sold at the free market price of 45 cents per liter.
Gasoline is currently sold at 11 cents per liter under the quota system.
Unrationed gasoline will be offered at filling stations countrywide from 2400 hrs (local time) Wednesday for 45 cents per liter.
Since last year June, Iran has a gasoline-rationing plan to cut the country's fuel consumption.
Despite large oil and gas reserves, Iran lacks refineries,and has to import gasoline at high costs.



During past weeks and up to the Iranian New Year, are more than 15 factories and workshops on strike.
Among them:
Minoo Food Packing Factory, Tabas Mining Factory, Sarcheshmeh Cupper Factory in the city of Kerman, Jahad Agricultural workers in the city of Bushehr, Gavmishan Dam Factory and Beet Factory in the city of Kamiyaran, Siyah-Roukh Factory in the city of Divandareh, Energy Company workers in Asaloyeh, Aras China Factory in Azerbaijan province, Pashmineh Baft Factory in the city of Qazvin, Mehrpoya Textile Factory in the city of Isfahan, Navard Company in the city of Karaj, Iran's Telecommunications en Sandoq Nasoz in Tehran, Hamid China Factory, municipal workers in Sadabad a Tehran suburb, Surge Cane Factory in Shoosh en Pashmineh Baft Factory in Qazvin.
All these strikes are to protest over substantial pay cuts.


The final results of the parliamentary elections for Tehran can be found here.
A total of 1,909,562 votes were casted in Tehran.
Over 28 million out of some 43.8 million eligible voters participated in Iran's parliamentary elections on Friday.


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
Poster amnesty.nl