Iran: may or may not

The head of the intelligence center for the judiciary in Iran rejects reports that the execution of criminals continues to be carried out publicly.
The reports of continued public executions came after six criminals were executed in public in the city of Sabzevar.
He reminded reporters of the order from Iran's judiciary chief, Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi, that public executions are halted unless they had his direct approval.



Iranian athletes participating in the 2008 Olympic Games in China are banned from holding pressconferences with foreign media and from exposing any tattoos on their bodies. In Iran visible showing of tattoos is considered immoral.
These are part of new rules of conduct for Iranian athletes, officials and supporters.
It was not said which sanctions there are.



The concert from Chris De Burgh together with Iranian band Arian, is scheduled to be held in the last week of November at Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran. The stadium has 12,000 seats.
The head of Taraneh Sharqi Cultural and Artistic Company says that Chris De Burgh will give 8 solo performances in 40 minutes and will join the Iranian band for another 30 minutes.
(Photo Reuters)
In March visited Chris De Burgh Iran. He is the first Western musician to perform in Iran since 1979.


The head of Iran's national broadcaster IRIB, Ezzatollah Zarghami says that airing the film
"Assassination of Pharaoh", a documentary about the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, did not harm relations between Tehran and Cairo.
Following the airing Egyptian authorities last week closed down operations at the Cairo branch of the TV channel, Al-Alam.
Zarghami says that the Iranian Foreign Ministry is following up the issue and that the closure of Al-Alam office will be resolved soon.


President Ahmadinejad will introduce his candidates for three ministerial posts on the interior, economy, and roads and transportation ministries to the parliament this week.
According to the Iranian constitution, a caretaker minister can only serve for three months, after which the president has to introduce a new minister to parliament.
Including the latest three, since the beginning of his presidency, president Ahmadinejad has made nine changes in the cabinet.
This means that he can only replace two more ministers till the end of his term without having to introduce his entire cabinet of ministers to the parliament for a fresh vote of confidence.


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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