Iran: figures

In Adelabad prison in Shiraz are according to daily Etemaad four men opgehangen.
Their names are:
Abolhassan convicted for murder in 1981,
a man, 26, convicted for murder,
a man, convicted for murder,
a man, 23, convicted for rape of two boys (name and age at the time of committing the offence not given).
Sources say also there are several minor offenders on death row in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz.



Farsnews reported that the povertyline for Iranian metropolitan areas has risen with 10% and now is $860.
At a possible inflationrate in next year of 35%, a family of five would be in absolute poverty with a monthly income of under $860.
Also the former Minister of Welfare said that the figure had risen compared to last year. He added however that the increase was not so high as to cause panic.
Universitary studies say that low income groups have spent less while high income groups have spent more.
This means that the poor have become poorer while the rich have spent more.
It is also announced that the minimum wage for Iranian workers was set at a monthly rate of
$ 279.
source: Press-TV



The Iranian parliament ratified after 5 days of lenghty debate, the budget for the next Iranian year, after a $19 billion to redistribute subsidies was cut,to $279 billion.
President Ahmadinejad has proposed a 20-billion-dollar economic reform plan which would entail cutting subsidies for fuel, natural gas and electricity and redistributing hard cash among low-income families to compensate them for the price hike caused by the plan.
The budget needs a yes vote from the 12-member Guardians Council in order to come into effect.
source: Press-TV



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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