Iran: new year events?

National Council of Resistance of Iran writes that Tehran authorities reported that during
Chahararshanbeh Soori Celebrations in Tehran, more then 750 people were arrested charged with “disrupting peace and creating fear during Fire Festival.”
Many people, mainly young people used the celebrations to protest against the regime.
State Security Forces SSF and Bassij were dispatching forces to disperse the crowds.
In Karaj 120 people were arrested.
source: ncr-iran.org


The father from arrestedreporter Roxana Saberi says that "she is under great psychological pressure and her condition seems to be dangerous now".
While her mother is Japanese, her father wants to write a letter to the Japanese authorities, asking to help with officials in Japan’s embassy in Tehran to free his daughter.
He is concerned that his daughter may remain in prison for at least two more weeks, while the government goes into recess for the Iranian new year, which begins on Friday.
source: Iranvnc.com


Fars newsagency reports that the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei granted amnesty or commuted sentences of 950 Iranian prisoners, convicted at general, revolutionary or military courts. IRNA says that the the pardon was made at the request of Judiciary Chief Hashemi Shahroudi and is on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the prophet, March 15.
Iran usually grants pardon during the Iranian national or religious events.
source: english.farsnews.com


The disciplinary committee of Martyr Beheshti University in Tehran has in spite of the Persian New Year and students are away on holiday, announced the sentences for a number of student activists who held a hunger strike.
Katayoun Rahimi charged with disorderly conduct on the university campus, refusal to observe Islamic dress, and for being an adherent of the banned Baha’i religion: expulsion from university.
Nilofar Sadeghi charged with disorderly conduct on university grounds and calling for other students to join in protest: one-term suspension and loss of privileges.
Bahman Hiochi charged with disorderly conduct on university grounds and calling for other students to join in protest: one-term suspension and loss of privileges.
Saber Bazrafshan, Amir-Reza Mohammadi, Iler Tavasoli, Zahra Karimirad, Nahid Mobayani, Ehsan Malekhusseini, Shahrzad Mohammadian all were issued a written citation, which was recorded in their permanent school files and loss of privileges.
Gholam-Reza Madanian, a lawyer and a candidate for a doctorate degree in law: for contacting other political groups he was temporarily censured from entering the university campus and his case was referred to the central disciplinary committee.
More than 20 other students received oral or written citations.


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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