Iran: speak

Daily Herald Tribune writes that Saturday a man set fire on himself in front of parliaments building and died.
Reports in Iranian newspapers say that the man was a 1980s Iran-Iraq war veteran who set himself ablaze because a lawmaker refused to discuss his problems.
The parliament speaker said the man was an ex-convict who wasn't a war veteran.



The speaker for parliament wants the government to loosen its grip on economic affairs and let the country move towards privatization.
Article 44 of the Constitution states that the economic system shall be based on public, cooperative and private sectors, with proper and sound planning.
At the moment all large-scale industries, foreign trade, large mines, banking, insurance, power supply, dams and large irrigation channels, radio and television, post, telegraph and telephone, aviation, shipping, roads, rails and the like, are public property.
He emphasized the necessity of implementing Article 44 of the Constitution to ensure Iran's economic development.




According to recent reports, about 200 workers in a pipe manufacturing plant in the city of Ahwaz held a demonstration to protest a four month delay in their salary payments.
The pipe manufacturing plant is a state-owned facility under the control of the Social Security organization.
Since the start of current calendar year, the plant has faced cash flow problems.
Last July and September the workers in the plant held also demonstrations against delayed salary payments.


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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