Iran: rock it

Today at 10.48 local time, an moderately strong earthquake with a magnitude from 5.3 on the Richter scale, rocked the city of Zanjan.
The quake, which was also felt in Rasht, the capital city of Gilan province, caused panic among the people.
No information is known about damages.



According to Fars newsagency Iranian security forces have killed nine armed drug traffickers In Kerman province.
The clash took place in a desert area, but when this happened was not revealed.
Also a large amount of weapons was destroyed.
South-East Iran is an important route for trafficking drugs from Pakistan and Afghanistan.


The corrupt businessman Shahram Jazayeri is Monday by an appeal court sentenced to 11 years in jail and a fine of $145 million.
In 2002 he was sentenced to 27 years in jail, which was later reduced to 14 years.
In Februar 2007 he escaped from prison, but was arrested again four weeks later.
Four senior judiciary officials were dismissed after the incident.



There is still nothing heard of the six Bahaíleaders who were arrested May 14.
Also nothing is heard about their whereabouts.
Till now they were not allowed to contact their relatives or a lawyer.
The representative of the Baha’i International Community to the UN says that although there are reports indicating they are in Evinprison, no one knows where they are and they are extremely concerned.



The new album of the Iranian band Arian with on it a song together with singer Chris De Burgh is released.
The album is named With or without you and contains 4 videos and 14 songs.
Chris De Burgh plans to hold an open-air concert with the Arian band in Tehran this summer.

The song is called A Light into Eternity.




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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